Actually, putting the laptop beside it gives a better impression of scale...
Will be running at Snett next week..
Posted 06 March 2014 - 16:39
Actually, putting the laptop beside it gives a better impression of scale...
Will be running at Snett next week..
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Posted 09 March 2014 - 07:52
Hm that last pic is quite helpful; it's not as tall as I thought.
Though it is very tall in proportion to width/depth. Still wondering about how they're planning to package it in the car.
Posted 09 March 2014 - 09:39
Still wondering about how they're planning to package it in the car.
Well at the very least they'll have to unzip the top of that laptop case, because otherwise the induction gear won't fit.
Edited by RogerGraham, 09 March 2014 - 09:39.
Posted 10 March 2014 - 19:33
It is considerably smaller than I envisioned. A 400hp backpack.
Posted 10 March 2014 - 20:13
Impressive
Posted 10 March 2014 - 21:39
Posted 11 March 2014 - 04:46
Edited by Kelpiecross, 11 March 2014 - 04:47.
Posted 11 March 2014 - 07:58
I may be missing something here (and I mean that seriously) but this engine appears to me to be just a bloody engine. There doesn't seem to me to be any revolutionary feature of this engine that makes it really different from any of the well-known 'bike engines (such as the Hayabusa etc.). A Hayabusa engine weighs 70kg with gearbox/clutch etc. - a 'Busa built with no g'box etc. would probably weigh little different to this engine.
Am I missing something?
Doubtful. And the 'bus engine isn't even abnormally light for its capacity.
But if Nissan can make it last the whole 24 hours I shall be impressed indeed.
edit: BMW's ~1650cc inline 6 is reportedly 103kg with gearbox. I am somewhat surprised by this, thought it'd be a bit lighter.
Edited by indigoid, 11 March 2014 - 08:01.
Posted 11 March 2014 - 09:36
Doubtful. And the 'bus engine isn't even abnormally light for its capacity.
But if Nissan can make it last the whole 24 hours I shall be impressed indeed.
edit: BMW's ~1650cc inline 6 is reportedly 103kg with gearbox. I am somewhat surprised by this, thought it'd be a bit lighter.
Posted 28 April 2014 - 16:34
I'll ask a peripheral question about the chassis shown above.
Why, oh why is the driver installed with his feet up in the air when there appaers to be a large space below his feet before you reach the chassis floor?
It might be some subtlety I've missed - OR it might be because al F1 cars look like that so these designers just copied F1 even though you could improve the C of G and the driver ergonmics by placing his/her heels down on the chassis floor.
Posted 28 April 2014 - 16:54
Probably to give the driver more support when you brake. Less movement, more control. Its also a decent place to put some electronics, batteries++ who might be heavier than some big space and a pair of feet.
Even if you force flatt underside rule on F1 cars the drivers would probably be sitting somewhere close to how they are now. Its 5G+ after all.
Edited by MatsNorway, 28 April 2014 - 16:59.
Posted 28 April 2014 - 17:35
very impressive. raised driver and foot for some clever airflow maybe? some heavy mechanisms maybe mount beneath driver's feet
Posted 29 April 2014 - 08:37
Also interesting that they appear to have the engine mounted east-west. Rather unusual for a pure prototype, but with an engine that small I suppose it makes a lot of sense, packaging-wise
Posted 29 April 2014 - 09:02
Posted 02 May 2014 - 03:38
I will be impressed if it lasts 24 hours as well. The point I am trying to make about this engine is that it appears to have nothing revolutionary in either its construction methods or the materials used. If it is notably light it is probably because it lacks necessary "beef" in certain areas.
A very neat-looking design - they just need to move the front wheels back a few feet and add a lot more spacing between them. .
. . . . and restore the missing beef to certain areas of the engine? (silly Nissan)
Edited by gruntguru, 02 May 2014 - 03:38.
Posted 02 May 2014 - 05:35
. . . . and restore the missing beef to certain areas of the engine? (silly Nissan)
Posted 02 May 2014 - 08:13
. . . . and restore the missing beef to certain areas of the engine? (silly Nissan)
You don't even need ignition if you fit a horse
Posted 08 May 2014 - 22:36
E-Tron raised foot clearly aero inspired.
Posted 08 May 2014 - 22:44
Yea but thats totally different.
Posted 09 May 2014 - 01:16
Yea but thats totally different.
yes, think the ZEOD is so compact it needs space for packaging but that see through of the AUDI looks nice
flat-4 ultra low CoG Super Delta with twin single sided swing arm front suspension. Camber by castor on steering.
Edited by Powersteer, 09 May 2014 - 01:40.
Posted 16 May 2014 - 17:08
I wonder what the power figures would be if it was a normally aspirated engine?
Posted 19 May 2014 - 04:38
The engine is clearly designed for turbocharging and endurance racing duty (eg 7,500 rpm), so its NA output is not really relevant, but at a guess - 200 bhp assuming CR, cams etc were re-optimised.
If they were designing a 1.5 litre NA endurance engine from scratch it would have more cylinders and have an output in the 300 bhp range at 12,000+ rpm.
Posted 20 May 2014 - 12:13
Posted 20 May 2014 - 16:14
It's a nice piece of kit. If only they would put it into a real car instead of that wheelbarrow.
Posted 23 May 2014 - 02:32
you obviously have never seen a 400hp wheelbarrow.
Posted 23 May 2014 - 04:27
It's a nice piece of kit. If only they would put it into a real car instead of that wheelbarrow.