Sweet Caroline, FSAE car

"BJohnson11" (brettjohnson01) 04/07/2015 at 19:33 • Filed to: None

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The FSAE car is pretty much done (initially). Still have a mountain of testing, tuning, shaking down, and working out to do, but to have a full running car is no small feat.

E. Julius > BJohnson11 04/07/2015 at 19:40

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If it was really cold in there these guys might get a pass, but otherwise they need to learn to stand with some presence!

E. Julius > BJohnson11 04/07/2015 at 19:44

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What does this little toothed wheel do?

BJohnson11 > E. Julius 04/07/2015 at 19:52

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Reluctor wheel for a wheel speed sensor.

E. Julius > BJohnson11 04/07/2015 at 19:55

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I learned a new word today!

For Sweden > BJohnson11 04/07/2015 at 20:26

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Track day bro?

Kailand09 > BJohnson11 04/07/2015 at 20:34

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Well done! I'm so jelly my school had no FSAE

ToyDeathbot > For Sweden 04/07/2015 at 21:05

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I've got some Hoosiers , bro! CCCheck out my Hooooosiers, bro!

tromoly > For Sweden 04/07/2015 at 21:12

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Judging from the plenum and rear sprocket, running a single cylinder?

For Sweden > tromoly 04/07/2015 at 21:19

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Beats me I didn't build the thing.

tromoly > For Sweden 04/07/2015 at 21:23

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Dam, hit the wrong "Reply" button, sorry about that.

tromoly > BJohnson11 04/07/2015 at 21:23

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Judging from the plenum and rear sprocket, running a single cylinder?

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > BJohnson11 04/07/2015 at 21:39

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No SBC? LAAAAAAAAME!
Kidding, looks awesome, hope you've gotta good car there.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > BJohnson11 04/08/2015 at 11:32

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I wish there were a venue and vendor for selling this sort of stuff to the public for track use.

I was superficially attached to an FSAE team when I was in college... mostly as a go-fer assistant to the engineering students who were actually monopolizing most of the interesting stuff...

I never even got to drive the car... I did however drive the van all the way to detroit and back...

I can imagine a world in which regular enthusiasts could buy pre-built chassis like this, for sport-bike engine installation, and basically make grown-up-go-karts for track days on full-size tracks, or autocross courses...

And not as expensive as an Ariel Atom... which is kind of antithetical to the purpose of a car like Ariel Atom, to have to be so expensive that it is a concern.

I can only imagine something like this with a monster BMW K1600 I6 engine... or completely nuts with a Kawasaki H2 engine...

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > BJohnson11 04/08/2015 at 13:14

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Looks like its coming along nicely. I miss working on ours. Drove a few of them at the local autoX's too, and once in comp. They are like nothing else out there, so much fun to drive around.

BJohnson11 > tromoly 04/09/2015 at 01:51

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Correct. Single cylinder Yamaha YFZ 450