well, after a couple of late/all nighters, we just finished the car. everything good is on it, ready to run. we still need to set up the suspension though, and a few changes with the other parts that need to be modified or set up just right.



on the engine dyno we are at 70 hp NA, with a car wet weight of ~460 lbs, but no body, which will add about 20 lbs with fasteners and what not.



still, that's 20-30 lbs less than our car last year, and we even have ARB's which add like 8-10 lbs.

 

and now time for the eye candy...



TAMU FSAE Race Car, 0-60 = 3.2 sec, Skidpad = 1.3 g's

 

from the rear end



notice the aluminum bling in the form of fuel rail, intake plenum, coolant lines...

 

our body, still waiting on the fiberglass nosecone though.

 

and finally, the cockpit

 

and i almost forgot...



TIME TO GET DRUNK AND CELEBRATE!!!!

 

Looks great



Mark

 

Looks great, you guys did well

 

what does it weigh wet?

 

without the body and other fasteners, 463 lbs. but, that muffler will change to Aluminum from the steel, saving a couple of pounds, some brake line fittings will change. we expect teh body and all fasteners (3 plastic panels, one fiberglass nose cone, and like 20 dzus fasteners) to weigh 20 lbs.



all things considered, i'm guessing 480 lbs wet. but at competition, we'll probably drain some fluids, use worn tires, and shave it down to 475 for the design review.



i think we have like 70 hp, 45 lb-ft of torque, and a redline at like 12K. i'm not on engine though, so i'm not too sure.