Jamz wrote:Caz wrote:
If restricting an engine was so bad for it why on earth would the Formula SAE rules, written by the SAE, state you MUST run a 20mm restrictor in the air intake! A rule seconded by the IMEchE for FStudent!
What the hell are you two talking about???
What's Formula SAE and IndmdniuHGBUHyhbkjbdv or whatever?
This sounds interesting!
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
IMechE - Institute of Mechanical Engineers
FStudent / Formula SAE
Fstudent is the UK equivalent of FSAE (which has been running since the 1970s)
I can talk about this all day, but essentially it is a competition for Students to design /manufacture and compete with a single seater open wheeled race car
Apologies if the rules have changed - I havent read them in about 4 years! (jeeze im starting to feel old!)
max engine capacity 610cc, must run a SINGLE 20mm restrictor in the air intake (providing you are running petrol), must have a minimum suspension travel of 2" in each direction (ie you cant just design a go kart)
competition is judged on a variety of different events, some static and some dynamic
cost
design
marketing ?
acceleration
skid pan
autocross
endurance / fuel economy
cars typically weigh IRO 200-250kg, use a 600cc bike engine (CBR / R6 seem to be most popular) and you get to see all sorts of weird and wonderful things - launch control , pneumatic gear shift shift, integrated uprights and calipers, turbochargers.
great thing is - all the cars look different, the events are such slow speed that aerodynamics do not usually come into it (although does anyone remember cal polys HUUUUGE wing?)
generally limited funding from the uni, so rely heavily on what you can beg in return to sponsorship.
some unis you can do it as part of your course and get credit for it. others, like the one i went to, it is all done in your spare time and doesnt count towards your degree.
HTH
Caz