Still with the thick t-tray stay. Earlier in the thread I posted a closer image. Seems like there would be a shock absorbed in there. Why else would it be sized thusly? Williams use a big CF leaf spring within the tray, cantilevered off the chassis.
I could still see them benefitting from VTEC sticker & some glue-on engine vents.timbo wrote: ↑09 Jun 2017, 23:04So the secret for speed was putting a Merc logo into an exhaust!
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It might be to straighten out the flow if you think about itroon wrote:I could still see them benefitting from VTEC sticker & some glue-on engine vents.timbo wrote: ↑09 Jun 2017, 23:04So the secret for speed was putting a Merc logo into an exhaust!
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Why would this be needed or advantageous though? Reinforcement for a thin-wall pipe? A post-turbine sensor? Straightening out twisted/turbulent exhaust flow?
Maybe just for structural reinforcement? I imagine they are at the limit of what is possible as far as weight saving.ScrewCaptain27 wrote: ↑10 Jun 2017, 23:36It might be to straighten out the flow if you think about itroon wrote:I could still see them benefitting from VTEC sticker & some glue-on engine vents.timbo wrote: ↑09 Jun 2017, 23:04So the secret for speed was putting a Merc logo into an exhaust!
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Why would this be needed or advantageous though? Reinforcement for a thin-wall pipe? A post-turbine sensor? Straightening out twisted/turbulent exhaust flow?
Or aerodynamic reasons. Smaller diameter means higher flow speed to better blow the monkey seat.hollus wrote: ↑11 Jun 2017, 13:18I'd say exhaust blocking. All teams converged at the absolute minimum exhaust size allowed by the regulations, so it would follow that the ideal size would be even smaller, probably for backpressure reasons. A blockge near the exit, the only place allowed in the regulations, would result in a smaller effective exhaust diameter. Of course, then you also straighten the flow with it.