Forum: Open FSAE Discussion

I have a few questions about roll centers... first, why does a lateral migration of the roll center cause the spring rate of that side to...

Anybody having sucess with any of the various shifter kart brakes? I am thinking about 7 inch rotors and four piston calipers. Rich

Hey guys, we have a Go-Power Systems Water Brake that I have a few questions on. -Do you connect the outlet of the brake to the sewer? I am...

Hi Can anbody tell me what exactly is caster trail and what effect does it have on the car? Thanx Arpit Gupta Defianz Racing Delhi College...

I am stuck in a debate with a team member as to how to FEA our frame. We are convinced that we need to physically test our finished frame after...

I just want to know if any university ever used electric solenoid shifter on their formula... we're looking forward to put one on our car this year...

After seeing most of the turbo setups from many FSAE teams it is obvious that no one has taken the turbocharging aspect seriously. While...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a convention out there that torsional stiffness should be at least 4 times roll stiffness? I'll try to find...

Has anyone ever tried Dynojet's power commander? We're using a CBR600 F4i and would like to hear any feedbacks about it. Does it simplifies wiring...

I am designing the radiator for UVic's 2003 car and I am verifying my design with some simple calculations. The problem is, i need the water flow...

I was interested in seeing how people feel about NA vs Turbo. It seems that both options can produce very similar HP numbers in the top engines from...

Does anyone know if there are any swaybar programs. Different configurations for swaybars? What do judges look for in swaybars? Any help would be...

Our team is currently in the process of designing an ECU with a data acquisition system. The data we are wishing to take for suspension analysis...

Im trying to find more information on the crush zone designs that Cornell was running in preavous years. It looked like circle that was punched out...

Does anyone have info for the F4/F4i water pump? Im looking for flow/rpm or flow at approx 9000-9500 rpm. Thank you

Hi, we are looking for speed and acceleration data (fct of time) from a data acquisition system to calculate the energy dissipated in the brake...

Hi i am having problems with adams car full veheicle analysis. When i try to run a lane change it tells me that i have a steer lock. I have no clue...

There's a new site for power train software modeling tools, you may have received a note about it via email but if you have not here's the link to...

We've got a Yamaha R6 with the coil-per-plug coils that came with the engine. I'm trying to get it work with a Motec M4 and I can't get it to spark...

To the teams out there using the Honda CBR 600 F4/F4i: We've just switched to this motor, and were wondering if anyone could share information as...