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Hello,

My friend is developing a new exhaust system for motorbikes. He is gathering some general information and looking for advice from experienced people. Maybe some of you are interested. Here...

Manipal is up for the challenge.
But I have made my feelings clear and they are not conditional. I have said enough on this topic now, so I will stop.

As for the FSG registration, I am curious...

Dear Claude,

If I had only chosen fights that I can win, then I would not have never participated in, failed again & again and eventually won a Formula Student event.

Let me point once again to...

Dear Pat,

We (Indian students participating in FS) are well aware of the many challenges faced by our country, of which cleanliness of our cities (small percentage of India) happens to be one.
...

@Claude

Just because one metro station of Paris smells like piss, I do not call the entire Paris a stinking toilet !

Your statement of 'most Indians street sides are hugs trash bins' is very...

I hope that the Indian teams will put up a good show at FSG 2014.

But apart from the on-track performance, there is an off-track issue which I hope the team will come well prepared for - Camping....

@happypranav: How can you can say that Rs.10 lakhs is enough for the car? It depends on which components are being bought - engine, differential, dampers etc. A car with RE engine and Indian...

@vasu,

Please specify which part you are not able to find the cost of ? or is it for the logistics ? If you mention the name of the imported part that you are planning to buy, then someone who has...

I love the idea of Royal Enfield 500cc engine + 10 inch wheels !

If I were to make a FS car in India again, I would definitely look at this option seriously. The reasons being
1) We spent a LOT...

Hi,

Nice to see the old debate stirred up again. This reminds me of a document I had compiled for my former team (Formula Manipal) back in 2011 (seems like yesterday ..sigh). Anyway I have posted...

@RaceCatt69: Thats the best shot you got bro? You should come visit, I'll show you around. You'll like it here, we have loads of people just like you (do less, yap more)... so ya if you have nothing...

Hi,

While I am not part of the Formula Manipal team anymore, I would like to inform you that the current team is working on a 2 year model i.e. after 2011 the next team will be participating at...

To Claude,

Your help was very very useful. Trust me you have made a difference, even if it cannot be seen in the quality of the cars yet.

You have travelled to India and understand the...

Hello,

There have been numerous discussions on the forum about the pros and cons of CFRP monocoque chassis but little information about the testing and analysis.

To find out whether a monocoque...

Hello,

There have been numerous discussions on the forum about the pros and cons of CFRP monocoque chassis but little information about the testing and analysis.

To find out whether a monocoque...

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Also a heavier car is in no way safer than a lighter one .

From past experience
Year: 2009
Logic:
1)...

Here is something that I've made for my team : http://www.scribd.com/doc/5658...=q93x1rmnlff8uzunwgv

Thought i'd share it here:
1. To improve co-operation between Indian teams and encourage...

@ mayank11 : Kindly follow Mehul's advice, getting into the business of fabricating your own brake disc will only cause wastage of precious time,money and energy. Over the years we have used Pulsar...

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@vandit:

1. We have airlifted the car for the last 2 years. In 2009 to UK cost us approx Rs 3 lacs and this year to Austria cost us Rs 7 lakhs.

2. In 2008, our car was brought back by ship, it...

@Kirk

I didnt read every line before. Now that I have see that Rule 3.5.4 has the title "Throttle, Throttle Actuation and Intake Restrictor" but no mention of the 20mm restrictor in the following...

Hello,

There seems to be some kind of mis-understanding.

The rulebook on their website is clearly following the standard FSAE rules. Only difference is the standard 800cc engines.
So there is...

Our car is finally up and running (well). We have decided to postpone formal launch at university to save time for more testing. Here is a video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWOU5nH7MCY

We do have a oil temperature sensor also but we still need to make an adapter to fix it in th oil pan.

The readings were taken almost immediately after starting the engine, so I think the oil...

We did the test at 75psi pressure and there were no leaks.

After that we tried starting the engine, it did start and ran for about 5 mins.But when we shut if off and tried starting again, it did...