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Old 11-16-2008, 05:02 AM   #43 (permalink)
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I'd be happy to share all of it with you. Tell me what tracks you'll be driving at the most and I'll share applicable setup data on suspension, ride height and wing angles. The rest is just simple trickery and racecraft to make the car reliable even when behaving mercilessly, and I'm happy to share that too.

We've got a lot of shock data on the car as well, (shim stack recipes, applicable spring rates, etc.)

One thing I can think of off the top of my head is the front mounted oil cooler. Upon closer observation you'll see that there's not a whole lot of opportunity for air to exchange heat in its current configuration and in our case, the oil always got hot.

I'd recommend a water-oil cooler mounted in the engine bay. (NASCAR technology yes, but good technology regardless. For the moment, just ignore the mullet draped over this innovation and appreciate it for what it is).

The water lines can be plumbed in as the send and return of your heater, (assuming you won't need such creature comforts as a heater). Engine cooling will be much more efficient and you'll eliminate some 30 feet of unsafe rubber oil lines running from the engine bay to the nose of the car. A significant chunk of weight to lose in the game of chasing grams! You'll also be able to remove the heater core for additional weight savings.

The subsequent holes left behind from the removal of the oil cooler can be sealed off, (we used a carbon fiber sheet, naturally) Sealing this off has the extra advantage of improving the air flow to the radiator, which you're gonna need pushing 400hp!

Hey, thanks for the scoop on the motor mounts. It's nice to have a back-up plan, the mounts we purchased were always a bit suspect. I like your setup much better.
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