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Can I ask, what wheelbase would your car have, as it looks quite long when looking at the sidepod packaging in comparisonMIKEY_! wrote: Finally got around to adding exhaust blowing, which has forced a change of cooling exit design. This system doesn't have such a large difference between on-throttle and off-throttle downforce as conventional systems because it doesn't actually seal the diffuser, the brake duct fins (which I'm not sure are legal and will remove them if they are) do that already. What is does do is much the same as the 2010 blown diffusers, adds energy to the underfloor flow. Exhaust passes beneath the floor through the cutout ahead of the diffuser's outer channels. Also there are graphene radiators, its legal as far as I know and its been mentioned a couple of times on this site. There is also a Helmholtz exhaust chamber to smooth the transition between on-throttle, rear biased downforce and off-throttle, front biased downforce.
new front wing pylons on the way as well
I don't think the gearbox is too large, the model looks better every day,MIKEY_! wrote:there are no exact measurements on the car but the wheelbase is similar to the ferrari of last year (maybe a little shorter and I'm not working from perfect data).
just to explain...
There are a few reasons it looks quite long: the nose is short so very little of the wheelbase is forward of the driver, also sidepods are at more or less full height along their whole length and they are very wide. The sidepods are quite bulky at the front and the radiators are angled in two axis rather than one. TBH the sidepods are probably a bit optimistically sized, I might add a rear mounted radiator like i had earlier in the year and the graphene radiators help in keeping size down. another important part is that the sidepod intakes get cleaner air than normal due to the snow plough.
PS do you think the gearbox is too large?