Re: Lemons MX3 Build
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 8:06 pm
There is an SE in the first.. poor SE ![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
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hehe. I put that on there at the request of a friend. Without the hatch, the MX3 really does look a lot like a Del Sol.Inodoro Pereyra wrote:Ok, I know you think it's funny, but that emblem on the hood is probably robbing you at least 5 HP.
On the front straight, we were approaching 90 MPH. I've wondered about the open hatch myself and the drag induced by the cabin. I'd love to do some sort of quantitative analysis on it, but again, this is LeMons.Inodoro Pereyra wrote: On a more serious note, you should probably try to close that rear hatch hole somehow. Maybe with a piece of plastic. I don't know what kind of speeds you reach at lemons, but I'd bet that, at least, it would help your fuel mileage...
The LeMons rule set imposes a significant budget limitation. In the end however, I ended up using non-questionable springs formerly used on my CSP Miata that were 550 lb/in in the front and 450 lb/in in the rear. They worked well, but eventually destroyed the shocks.RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:why did you put crap springs on it?
Well, at those speeds, I'm sure the open hatch is gonna be a major hindrance. I would try (you know, to stay with the spirit of LeMons and all) to close it with some light tube structure and some transparent polyethylene...kcbhiw wrote:On the front straight, we were approaching 90 MPH. I've wondered about the open hatch myself and the drag induced by the cabin. I'd love to do some sort of quantitative analysis on it, but again, this is LeMons.Inodoro Pereyra wrote: On a more serious note, you should probably try to close that rear hatch hole somehow. Maybe with a piece of plastic. I don't know what kind of speeds you reach at lemons, but I'd bet that, at least, it would help your fuel mileage...
I like this and will play around with your suggestions.Inodoro Pereyra wrote:Well, at those speeds, I'm sure the open hatch is gonna be a major hindrance. I would try (you know, to stay with the spirit of LeMons and all) to close it with some light tube structure and some transparent polyethylene...kcbhiw wrote:On the front straight, we were approaching 90 MPH. I've wondered about the open hatch myself and the drag induced by the cabin. I'd love to do some sort of quantitative analysis on it, but again, this is LeMons.Inodoro Pereyra wrote: On a more serious note, you should probably try to close that rear hatch hole somehow. Maybe with a piece of plastic. I don't know what kind of speeds you reach at lemons, but I'd bet that, at least, it would help your fuel mileage...
I'm pretty sure the difference will be noticeable, but if you want to establish a quantitative difference, you could always put it on a track, and compare fuel consumption, at a given speed, with and without the cover, as well as making 1/8 mile runs and comparing speeds...
Perfect!kcbhiw wrote:
I like this and will play around with your suggestions.
You bet!Inodoro Pereyra wrote:Perfect!kcbhiw wrote:
I like this and will play around with your suggestions.
You do realize that doing that automatically puts you under the obligation to post some pictures...don't you?
Why would I want to?projectzemx3 wrote::O why aernt you building that FD rx7 in the background of the fork lift pic???
This will only work if all the windows stay up and the sunroof close. The air needs to stay trapped inside to create a bubble. If you race any other way, this effect get neglated.cout wrote:
- Numerous tests have been done with pickup trucks showing that they do better with the tailgate up. I think the idea is that air gets trapped behind the tailgate and air flowing off the roof can then flow over the bed as if it were solid.
I keep telling the MOCA boys...I have the hatch from your Lemons car. One of the guys down there at Mazmart handed it to me a couple yrs ago when we liquidated all of the Mx-3 parts.kcbhiw wrote:hehe. I put that on there at the request of a friend. Without the hatch, the MX3 really does look a lot like a Del Sol.Inodoro Pereyra wrote:Ok, I know you think it's funny, but that emblem on the hood is probably robbing you at least 5 HP.