Ross,
Get to the corner as fast as possible !
That was pretty much the entire Can Am theory.
Build as much HP as you can afford.
Build as much brake as you can afford.
As long as you can accelerate and decelerate faster than the next guy, the corners will pretty much take care of themselves.
Happy Easter !
Regards,
S
Sad but true. Scott has hit the nail on the head, although there are always exceptions to the general rule. I would add put the biggest stickiest rubber on that you can afford.
Someone's bound to jump in and say this is a Cobra Forum penis building exercise, :dead:but if Ross is running in a class where the top guys have 600hp, he's fighting with one arm tied behind his back if he's giving away 150 hp or more.
I agree with Flatchat's statement though, that superior aerodynamics and handling will help negate some of the hp defecit. Unfortunately even if you do outdrive and pass a higher hp car in the corners etc, and the crowds love that, the start/finish is usually along a straight, about where you get gobbled up by the hp!
The SBF engine forums are full of photos like Lynns the consensus seems to be 450 hp as the max safe limit for the stock 302 block although some have been documented at less than that. No doubt if the tune is way out, that's not going to help.
Some guys maintain that girdles are only good for stopping your parts falling onto the road after the block has split. I wouldn't know, but I'm sure an engine builder will comment. Personally, unless the regs say you have to run the stock block, I'd rather save the money and complication of the girdles and put it towards a stronger block. Whatever the V8 Supercars run seem to be pretty reliable.
Slight thread drift here, I've hunted on the net for regs for the V8 Supercar motors but haven't found anything. I wanted to have a look at them just out of interest. Can any Aussies point me in the right direction?
Cheers,
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