HIGH DOWN FORCE WINGS
11-10-2007, 11:28 AM
#61
For all of the people who don't think that wings have an effect on a cars handling, here's a little experiment you can try. Take the wing off your buggy and drive it. Let us know what it drives like......
I know the answer.
I know the answer.
11-10-2007, 01:08 PM
#62
Im not sure if high down force wings make a difference or not, but after reading all of this it makes me think. 2 races ago with my xb8ec the car was driving pretty good, jumping fine etc. My last race with it I changed the wing to a proline high down force and my car was jumping really bad. It would always jump nose up. Im not saying its the wing or not because I didnt change back to my other wing. Honestly I never thought about it until reading this thread.
11-10-2007, 04:02 PM
#64
11-10-2007, 04:14 PM
#66
Know what?? tomorrow I'mtaking a couple warm-up laps without a wing and see haw the car handles. Then I'll put the wing back on, just to compare.
BTW: nobody has explained why they don't like the Himito wing....any hints before I go an d find out the expensive way??
11-10-2007, 04:38 PM
#67
Aerodynamics do have a major effect on these cars. When I run on road 1/8 scale on smaller tracks, I install a very high downforce body like the Shadow or increase the gurney flap. Same goes for 1/10 scale on roads. My DNA has way more steering than my Stratus 3.1 . The 1/10 speed during a race is about 23 mph on a technical track (not on straights). I can tell the difference between the high front downforce DNA vs. the neutral 3.1 . I think aero starts to work a lot earlier than 30+mph. For my Truggy, I have to agree with most of us that the rear wing does have an effect on how these vehicles handle on straights and for jumping. I to have lost a rear wing in a race and my truggy was a bit nose heavy. I no longer run high downforce wings because they work too well.
That is just my 2 cents.
That is just my 2 cents.
11-10-2007, 04:43 PM
#68
]Ya your a funny old man.......
11-10-2007, 07:53 PM
#70
ok, I would like to formally apoligise to everybody who has had to put up with the stuff i have posted
I would like to apoligise to the Team Cobra Racing brand, as well as Angelo. I have gone way to far, and feel the damage has already been done.
Also, i would like to apoligise to John K, as i know i have said some things that never should have been said on any level of communication.
Also to everybody who has had to read through the banter that i have posted. I shall not return to Rc tech, as i feel i dont deserve the priveledge for a second go
I would like to apoligise to the Team Cobra Racing brand, as well as Angelo. I have gone way to far, and feel the damage has already been done.
Also, i would like to apoligise to John K, as i know i have said some things that never should have been said on any level of communication.
Also to everybody who has had to read through the banter that i have posted. I shall not return to Rc tech, as i feel i dont deserve the priveledge for a second go
11-10-2007, 08:03 PM
#71
that is deep.
11-11-2007, 05:59 AM
#72
IF YOU QUOTED MAXIMUGEN... Mod yourself.
Edit your posts to remove MaxiMugen's quotes!!!
Edit your posts to remove MaxiMugen's quotes!!!
Last edited by rabidsquirrel; 11-11-2007 at 08:39 AM.
11-11-2007, 07:02 AM
#73
The car was crap. Next meet during the morning practice, I think I might run some laps and make some comparisons. So far I've only ever run a Himoto wing but I'll chuck the stock wing back on for a comparison.As for scale in aerodynamics. A 1/10th doing 60kph is nowhere near equivalent to a 1:1 doing 600kph. When scaling a model for prototype tests, there are geometric concerns, but the speed must also be scaled to obtain the correct reynolds number etc. etc.
Last edited by Turbine_au; 11-11-2007 at 07:27 AM.
11-11-2007, 08:28 AM
#74
I noticed a difference when switching from the stock wing on my losi to the proline HD wing. The wing made the buggy jump better but it also made it push in high speed sweepers. There is a difference. Now noticing a difference between the different brands of HD wings might be hard. The difference might be too small to notice.
