Modify roadcar for 300+ km/h - aero ideas

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rjsa
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Why do people answer to "How do you guys think I can achieve A?" with "You should try X, I've never tried neither A or X, but you should definitely try X."?

Can't you see how obnoxious you are when doing this?

Manoah2u
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rjsa wrote:
28 Oct 2017, 10:50
Why do people answer to "How do you guys think I can achieve A?" with "You should try X, I've never tried neither A or X, but you should definitely try X."?

Can't you see how obnoxious you are when doing this?
obnoxious is acusing somebody with that they never actually tried A or X, without having the SLIGHTEST clue whether they actually have experience with both A and both X.
"Explain the ending to F1 in football terms"
"Hamilton was beating Verstappen 7-0, then the ref decided F%$& rules, next goal wins
while also sending off 4 Hamilton players to make it more interesting"

rjsa
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Manoah2u wrote:
28 Oct 2017, 20:32
rjsa wrote:
28 Oct 2017, 10:50
Why do people answer to "How do you guys think I can achieve A?" with "You should try X, I've never tried neither A or X, but you should definitely try X."?

Can't you see how obnoxious you are when doing this?
obnoxious is acusing somebody with that they never actually tried A or X, without having the SLIGHTEST clue whether they actually have experience with both A and both X.
Sorry, I missed the part where you point which is you build.

Manoah2u
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rjsa wrote:
28 Oct 2017, 21:56
Manoah2u wrote:
28 Oct 2017, 20:32
rjsa wrote:
28 Oct 2017, 10:50
Why do people answer to "How do you guys think I can achieve A?" with "You should try X, I've never tried neither A or X, but you should definitely try X."?

Can't you see how obnoxious you are when doing this?
obnoxious is acusing somebody with that they never actually tried A or X, without having the SLIGHTEST clue whether they actually have experience with both A and both X.
Sorry, I missed the part where you point which is you build.
i don't need to point out "what i build" as i don't feel the need to prove anything to anybody.
i have done dragraces, many track days, driven a whole range of vehicles and have popped the 300kph mark more than once, well quite frankly, more than a dozen times, and then i'm still being rather humble.

i don't see why you think this needs to be dragged down to a **** measuring contest and start infesting negativity and hate in a thread which is about giving actual intel and advising people not to kill themselves - and above all, others along the process - because their demands are too high for the budget which is too low.

hell, i can tell you one thing, for that budget, you couldn't even drive a superbike 300+ without it essentially being a game of russian roulette.

but i'll just leave it with this: take a good look at your 'contribution' in this thread and then ask yourself whether you're entitled to hitting that 'submit' button with a post like that, especially with how it contributes absolutely nothing.
"Explain the ending to F1 in football terms"
"Hamilton was beating Verstappen 7-0, then the ref decided F%$& rules, next goal wins
while also sending off 4 Hamilton players to make it more interesting"

J.A.W.
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Manoah2u wrote:
27 Oct 2017, 11:02
I agree.

Another comparison : I absolutely love (street) superbikes. Yamaha R1, Suzuki GSX-R, etc. etc. they go blazingly fast, and you're sitting on a missile.

But the most fun honestly is a harley. well, not neccesaril that brand, but the chopper-style motorbikes. Not those exessive ones with the too long forks, monkeybars, whatever. a 'cruiser'. They're comfortable, you can cover really long distances without problems, the sound gives you a smile, and they're still actually really really fast. You enjoy those in low speeds just as much as higher speeds - frankly, higher speeds are less enjoyable with those.

superbikes are really only enjoyable when going full throttle. well to me that is though.

Likewise, to achieve 300+ kph, you need endless open road, where it's allowed, or you need to hit the track...

...But, you won't get a good one for 3000 euro's. you need to triple that atleast.
Ah no..

Those H-D's you like aint gonna get near the speeds the O.P.specified.. unless they are in super-Bonneville spec..

But back in 1999, the Suzuki GSX-R 1300 Hayabusa was tested by Cycleworld mag as good for 0-60 mph 2.6 sec,
& a 1/4 mile in 9.86 @ 145 mph on the way to a drama free top speed of 194 mph ( over 300 K/mh)..

Likely, a tidy original unit ought be sourced from the USA, within budget, & prepped to do it on the Autobahn..
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

Jolle
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Get a Volvo 850 T5 and go on from there. Can't beat the speed/power/stability vs price. Bought one a few years ago for 1000 euro's in The Netherlands (450.000 km!!) and had loads of fun with it!

Manoah2u
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J.A.W. wrote:
12 Nov 2017, 16:33
Manoah2u wrote:
27 Oct 2017, 11:02
I agree.

Another comparison : I absolutely love (street) superbikes. Yamaha R1, Suzuki GSX-R, etc. etc. they go blazingly fast, and you're sitting on a missile.

But the most fun honestly is a harley. well, not neccesaril that brand, but the chopper-style motorbikes. Not those exessive ones with the too long forks, monkeybars, whatever. a 'cruiser'. They're comfortable, you can cover really long distances without problems, the sound gives you a smile, and they're still actually really really fast. You enjoy those in low speeds just as much as higher speeds - frankly, higher speeds are less enjoyable with those.

superbikes are really only enjoyable when going full throttle. well to me that is though.

Likewise, to achieve 300+ kph, you need endless open road, where it's allowed, or you need to hit the track...

...But, you won't get a good one for 3000 euro's. you need to triple that atleast.
Ah no..

Those H-D's you like aint gonna get near the speeds the O.P.specified.. unless they are in super-Bonneville spec..

But back in 1999, the Suzuki GSX-R 1300 Hayabusa was tested by Cycleworld mag as good for 0-60 mph 2.6 sec,
& a 1/4 mile in 9.86 @ 145 mph on the way to a drama free top speed of 194 mph ( over 300 K/mh)..

Likely, a tidy original unit ought be sourced from the USA, within budget, & prepped to do it on the Autobahn..
i never said a harley would hit 300+. i said they're most FUN. not that they reach 300, as to me, that is not the definition of fun to be honest.
"Explain the ending to F1 in football terms"
"Hamilton was beating Verstappen 7-0, then the ref decided F%$& rules, next goal wins
while also sending off 4 Hamilton players to make it more interesting"

J.A.W.
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Joined: 01 Sep 2014, 05:10
Location: Altair IV.

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Its a def' a buzz.. & that's a kind of 'fun'..

Warney Riley is notable for the speed he achieved on H-D's..
& see the 'Ghostrider' videos - for wild turbo-busa antics..
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).