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Open forum for all things Formula SAE related.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Reasoning your way through the FSAE design process

    Greetings all, I’ve been sitting down in the odd spare minutes I’m getting here and there, and slapping together a bit of a thesis about what I...

    Started by Big Bird‎, 10-25-2009 05:16 AM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: FSAE Tire Test Consortium -- Round 3

    The third round of testing at Calspan will be conducted on 21-22 June 2007. Four constructions are scheduled to be tested: + Michelin 21x8-13...

    Started by Edward M. Kasprzak‎, 06-09-2007 07:45 AM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: BOOK LIST to reference for car design

    Hi all, I've put this list together last year, and made it available to guys on our team and will do the same this year. It's up to individuals...

    Started by Mechanicaldan‎, 08-03-2003 12:28 PM
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    09-14-2018, 06:32 PM Go to last post
  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Design links sources list

    Unfortunately, there is no LINKS page on the FSAE.com website, so I put one together to help everyone. If you have any more, just post a reply,...

    Started by Mechanicaldan‎, 07-01-2005 10:44 AM
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    10-12-2016, 06:22 AM Go to last post
  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: Shared CAD Files Library for FSAE

    The FSAE team at Western Washington University has agreed to host a CAD file library for everyone. This will be a central place for teams to share...

    Started by James Waltman‎, 12-29-2006 01:46 AM
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  6. Sticky Thread Sticky: radiator design

    Can anyone recommend some reading material on heat exchanger design? So far I hav been relying on intercooler theory on the web and old fluids and...

    Started by Colin H‎, 10-30-2002 01:19 AM
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  7. Sticky Thread Sticky: If you are new here, click here and read this first...

    If you're new here, it's very likely that among almost 5000 forum members and close to 50,000 posts, your question has been asked. Well, at least...

    Started by Mechanicaldan‎, 09-02-2007 04:07 PM
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  8. Sticky Thread Sticky: SAE papers on Formula SAE

    There have been a number of papers written by participants of FSAE on various Formula SAE topics. Your university library may have the ability to...

    Started by Mechanicaldan‎, 02-15-2009 08:13 AM
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  9. Sticky Thread Sticky: Solidworks Formula SAE Tutorials

    Everyone, I would like to announce a new set of tutorials being created by SolidWorks, specific to the Formula SAE competition. The first video,...

    Started by Solidworks FSAE Tutorials‎, 06-22-2009 11:17 AM
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  1. What's a "good" size welding table for chassis construction?

    Need advice for a first year team. What's a "good" size for a welding table and chassis layout/weld? Should be large enough to safely place the car...

    Started by OspreysGoSWOOP‎, 08-16-2022 11:36 PM
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    08-17-2022, 09:25 PM Go to last post
  2. Modding chassis on my FSAE (HELP!)

    Okay guys,I bought this earlier in the year and the problem is I am too fat to drive it-my belly hits the steering wheel! I need to lose weight...

    Started by spitfun‎, 11-14-2021 08:02 AM
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  3. Welcome back FSAE.com! ... But why the lack of discussion?

    Glad the forum is back up! When it went missing I was worried that a lot of good car design discussion had been swept into the internet's wastebin...

    Started by Composites Guy‎, 08-25-2019 09:59 AM
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  4. Presentations on Suspension Compliance Effects and How it Would Influence FSAE Cars.

    Food for thought. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IyYhWON1BtjY9Igdz0zlziZZN_7az3Yo

    Started by BillCobb‎, 03-20-2020 12:06 PM
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    07-20-2020, 10:54 AM Go to last post
  5. Pedal Force Required for Braking at 1.8g and 1g

    Hi everyone, I’m designing the brake system for our new car for 2019, but I have a few questions. We are running dual outboard in the front and...

    Started by cheeoli‎, 07-03-2018 10:24 PM
    brake, brakes, braking torque
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    07-20-2020, 10:47 AM Go to last post
  6. Dynatune release 8.0

    Dear FSAE Students, it has been several years that I have not posted on this site - due to professional obligations - but now I wanted to share with...

    Started by dynatune‎, 07-01-2020 05:59 PM
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  7. New Master in Applied Vehicle Dynamics and Control to Race Car Design and Development

    Many students often ask me which school to join to get a master degree that will lead them to a good Motorsport job. I want you to know that I...

    Started by Claude Rouelle‎, 01-29-2020 04:10 AM
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  8. A new free vehicle dynamics resource - Dan's Vehicle Dynamics Corner

    Hey Guys, It's Danny Nowlan here the Director of ChassisSim Technologies. Just to let you all know I've established a new series of videos on...

    Started by ChassisSim‎, 05-11-2011 10:31 PM
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  9. New Open Forum for FSAE at ApexSpeed

    ApexSpeed is an open forum for formula car engineers, drivers, and enthusiasts. There is now a new section dedicated to Formula SAE. The site has...

    Started by ANZE Suspension 1‎, 08-29-2019 09:50 AM
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  10. RIP Robin Herd: 1939-2019

    I'm a little late with this sad news, from June 2019. If you don't know about Robin Herd, you are missing some great race car engineering stories. ...

    Started by DougMilliken‎, 08-28-2019 07:49 AM
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  11. Lap time simulation

    I am a first year (going on second) and I was researching lap time simulation. I got through CS160, so I know a little python. The search function is...

    Started by speedfreak24.7‎, 07-13-2019 02:43 PM
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    08-27-2019, 08:04 AM Go to last post
  12. New Jersey Motorsports Park: Inviting You to Any Day of the Formula Car Race Weekend

    Location: New Jersey Motorsports Park Dates: Friday September 13th thru Sunday September 15th, 2019 Vehicles: F1000/F2000/F1600/Formula Vee ...

    Started by ANZE Suspension 1‎, 08-26-2019 05:25 PM
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  13. Inexperienced and underperforming teams... how do you plan to improve?

    To those teams with little experience, and unsatisfactory results at recent competitions: What is causing your lack of success? How are you...

    Started by Composites Guy‎, 08-25-2019 10:22 AM
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  14. Discrepancies in Tire Test Data Matlab Plots

    Hello everyone, I am a member of Michigan Tech's FSAE team and am attempting to more effectively integrate tire data into our chassis/suspension...

    Started by MI906‎, 05-27-2019 07:57 PM
    matlab, pacejka, tire modeling
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    05-28-2019, 02:31 PM Go to last post
  15. Steering Racks

    Looking for some feedback. An opportunity arose to work with people in the the automotive steering sector to design and produce and FSAE rack and...

    Started by mlupfer‎, 04-25-2019 06:07 PM
    steering, suspension design
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    04-26-2019, 04:43 PM Go to last post
  16. Problem with yaw moment diagram

    Hi everyone, my name is Alexander and I write from Lund Formula Student in Sweden. I'm having some difficulties producing yaw-moment-diagrams with...

    Started by prox‎, 04-07-2019 09:53 AM
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  17. Turbo question

    Hi everyone, I'm currently a member of the Ferris state formula sae team and we are in the process of designing a single cylinder turbo engine...

    Started by Rod‎, 09-23-2018 10:04 AM
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    12-20-2018, 10:15 PM Go to last post
  18. 2017 Cars by Weight and Displacement example

    Until I figure out how to add images to the reddit forum, here is an example of the plot labeling I mentioned. User selectable and removable labels...

    Started by BillCobb‎, 12-13-2018 10:02 AM
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    12-15-2018, 10:34 PM Go to last post
  19. Bearing selection

    Hi, I'm an old member from Lund Uni in Sweden, and I'm currently working on a fsae-styled car. Currently I'm trying to decide which bearings to...

    Started by JSR‎, 10-27-2018 02:58 PM
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    11-22-2018, 06:21 AM Go to last post
  20. Single U joint VS double U Joint

    Hi everyone, I'm in the process of designing the steering system. My goal is to reduce the steering effort from last year's design. One of the change...

    Started by kqt1989‎, 11-01-2018 04:26 PM
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    11-11-2018, 05:28 PM Go to last post

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