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Hi,

I am about to join a Formula SAE team, and the current members I talked to recommended asking contributors on here about what a freshman should know.
I was wondering if it would be book and...

I've been reading the thread about the 2015 rule changes, and one of the more significant ones is the move of the throttle body in turbo cars.

After re-watching parts of the Inside Koenigsegg...

I know how a twin scroll turbo works, and I know the benefits of it. I am not saying use the same thing and expect different results; I am proposing a new idea. I would like to hear about whether or...

I have been reading up on twin-scroll turbochargers. I was wondering if you could do it backwards with the multiple scrolls in the compressor housing instead of the turbine housing. My thought...

I just found out that Harley Davidson is now producing a bike with a 500cc V-Twin. I only saw the specs of their 750cc models, but they weren't too spectacular.

I was thinking about an endurance counterpart to FSAE. The rules would be more relaxed and the big race would be something long like six hours. This way quality of build is the biggest factor. Safety...

I feel like if you used that same turbo, the lag on a single might be a bit much

Upon further research, I found out that rolling resistance tires aren't immensely beneficial, its just a few percent and I think any system like I was describing would outweigh any gain.

Triplex suspension keeps you from diving or squatting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgjRBT4ltM

I think this is more similar to Baja, but any entry level rally makes me happy:http://formula-cross.myshopify.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgjRBT4ltM

With fuel economy being such a big deal currently I was thinking about low rolling resistance tires. I've heard that these can be more dangerous because there is less grip during cornering and...

So I know nearly all turbochargers use centrifugal compressors, and while a some superchargers are centrifugal, most people know of superchargers as positive displacement. I was reading into axial...

On the subject of exhaust pulses, would a crossplane inline four be best for this? I know there are a few of those, but I think they are all literbike engines.

I didn't know who to share this with, so I chose you guys. Look at this engine configuration: http://thekneeslider.com/ducati-elenore-v8-update/

I just said pushrod for packaging reasons. Unless you did it with pushrods or like a Corvette, it would look weird have them over the wishbones.

Also, I wasn't even thinking of the pun.

I know you're all recoiling in disgust at the title of this thread, but I digress.

So I've been called out before for my pie in the sky thinking on these forums a few times. My opinions on how a...

So Auckland's V-Twin minus the crank angle?

Akron's this year was great, but to go back a little, the Viking 30 from WWU can't be left out, and Auckland's M012 and M013 are both amazing. (I'm mostly judging on looks and what I can read as I...

I feel like this thread is starting to become "What are the logistics like for the Aprilia V-Twin?" So let me attempt to return this back to my original intention. Do twins make a good compromise...

The typical set-up for most FSAE cars now is either an inline-4 600cc sport bike engine or a 450cc single, but I was wondering about twins.

The main problem I see with a twin is that there aren't...

This is probably my favorite thread on the entirety of the forums

If it were just back suspension, would you be more supportive of it? Then you wouldn't have to worry about it being dynamic (on the upright) for steering.

I'm trying to learn about multi-link suspension, and everything I've found has really come up short on explaining anything past "you can alter one variable at a time, making it more adjustable than...

What about using a turbo as a generator instead of as forced induction? I'm not entirely sure how one could go about this, but then you could have similar benefits to the front wheel energy recovery.