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Forum: Electric On-Road
09-03-2009, 05:27 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

I would rather be light than heavy though. Once...

I would rather be light than heavy though. Once the car is together it is much easier to add weight than take it away. By going light, if we get into a situation where the car is too light, we can...
Forum: Electric On-Road
09-02-2009, 07:08 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

We have access to a full machine shop (CNC...

We have access to a full machine shop (CNC included), so machining costs are reasonable. Aluminum is obviously going to be the easiest route (design in CAD, cut on CNC), but are the advantages of...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-31-2009, 09:30 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

A Main had the shells. Thank you. Can...

A Main had the shells. Thank you.

Can anyone point me to some general information on tires? More importantly, what are best for top speed, but I'd really like information about road tires in...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-28-2009, 07:50 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

That is perfect. Looking at the chassis,...

That is perfect. Looking at the chassis, suspension, and steering on that car there are a lot of places to start shedding weight. Do you know anywhere that sells just the body?? It would be so...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-28-2009, 06:32 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

There are essentially two projects here. The...

There are essentially two projects here. The full scale vehicle (1974 Super Beetle) and the 1/8th scale testing vehicles (RC cars). The purpose of the bettle is to achieve a 500 mpg hybrid. The...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-27-2009, 04:29 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

As far as top speed is concerned, are we gonna be...

As far as top speed is concerned, are we gonna be better off using a belt driven system as opposed to gear driven?
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 05:30 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

I was leaning towards the Mamba Monster Combo...

I was leaning towards the Mamba Monster Combo with the Neu-Castle 2200 KV. Its capable of 6 Cell.
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 04:39 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

I've already been in touch with a few people at...

I've already been in touch with a few people at Castle. They have been really helpful and have also offered us a discount. I will definitely be picking their brains more as time goes on.
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 03:19 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

Its definitely something we are going to look...

Its definitely something we are going to look into. They will definitely be tested. And if they out perform or there is very little difference between them and the Lipos, they will be used.
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 11:38 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

Yes I did. That car is crazy fast. Did they...

Yes I did. That car is crazy fast. Did they ever say what type of electric motor was in it? I know full scale brushless motors are outrageously priced, but it makes you wonder what a 240v lipo pack...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 11:10 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

We are definitely still in the brainstorming part...

We are definitely still in the brainstorming part of all this. We actually have until May to have a running RC car. There is still a lot of theory work to be done before anything is purchased or...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 10:45 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

Jason at Thunder Power has agreed to throw us a...

Jason at Thunder Power has agreed to throw us a pretty solid discount as a sponsorship. He sent me a full product list that isn't available on the website and they offer a couple of 6500mAh and...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 10:11 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

Body -- As far as the body goes, the Camaro idea...

Body -- As far as the body goes, the Camaro idea was simply because at full scale the wheelbase was essentially the exact same as the revo chassis. (.5" at full scale and 1/16" difference at 1/8th...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 10:06 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

Heres a little more of where we are coming from...

Heres a little more of where we are coming from with the top speed build.

At the end of the project we have to justify our experiment to the advisory board for the department. Therefore we have...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-26-2009, 08:29 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

Sorry, guess I should of clarified that a little...

Sorry, guess I should of clarified that a little better.

Full scale goal is 500 mpg. Some are going to say this is unreasonable, and they may be right in the end, but it is what we are striving...
Forum: Electric On-Road
08-25-2009, 08:52 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 7,116
Posted By austinitsua

Questions?? If you were to build an extremely fast car from scratch you would.....

Let me start off with a little background info...

I'm a senior at the University of Kansas majoring in mechanical engineering. For my senior design project, we are converting an abandoned 1974 VW...
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