Blackwatch XP "FrankenLotus" Build-up i.e. 370HP 1595lb Beastie

[fzust]

Originally Posted by masheen

how did you have the car strapped on the mustang dyno? that is, where were the straps put? around suspension control arms? could that damage them?

I strapped the front the tow bar in the nose. The rear is suspension arms. I've had no trouble in the hundreds of dyno runs the car has seen. Its not a fragile as you might think.....

[fzust]

Finally got the front rotors drilled. Weight dropped from 9lbs 10oz to 8lbs 5 oz! Saved just 1lb 5 oz per rotor. Thus total saved is 5lbs 2oz total unsprung weight!

[MNlotus]

this may be a dumb question, but does drilling the rotors like that affect the rotors negatively at all? you took alot of material off those rotors

[fzust]

Originally Posted by MNlotus

this may be a dumb question, but does drilling the rotors like that affect the rotors negatively at all? you took alot of material off those rotors

We'll see! The problem I had before is that in AutoX there is not enough continuous braking to heat up the rotors. This indicates too much mass. Now that I have lightened them by 15%, hopefully they will heat up appropriately and not too much.

[AZReason]

Originally Posted by MNlotus

this may be a dumb question, but does drilling the rotors like that affect the rotors negatively at all? you took alot of material off those rotors

Fred's Lotus has deviated so far from normal that the laws of physics no longer apply.