DIY Performance Cars

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Right then, here's an idea.

Name of the game is to choose an ideal performance car, naming the following:

Drivetrain setup (FWD, RWD, 4WD etc etc)
Engine Type (VTEC, FI etc)
Engine Placement (Mid-engined etc)
Type of chassis (Spaceframe, like the atom etc etc)

Mine: High-revving VTEC engine, in an Atom type setup, rear engined, RWD.

Go! :D
 
Drivetrain setup 4WD
Engine Type Turbo! (of course)
Engine Placement Mid-engined would be nice
Type of chassis I'm not entirely sure about this option :s
 
Straight-line:

'32 koop body
tall whitewalls
BBC (9 litre +), front-mid location (behind the front axle), RWD
Supercharger

Twisty bits:

Fiat 126
mid-mounted Alfa V6 with twin-turbos running into a Gartrac transaxle
RWD
FAT sticky rubber.

*n
 
RWD, High revving V8 NA (like the GT cars), Mid engine, Radical style.

or

4WD, turbo'ed group B style, mid engine, small hatchback.
 
Drivetrain setup (FWD, RWD, 4WD etc etc)
Engine Type (VTEC, FI etc)
Engine Placement (Mid-engined etc)
Type of chassis (Spaceframe, like the atom etc etc)

4WD - i am not skilled enough to push a RWD car as hard as i like to drive, i would crash it straight away

Massive N/A high revving, something like the new M5's V10

Front engined - i find them easier to control on the limit

Chassis - no idea!
 
RWD

Mid Engined

Bike Engine, Superbike engine (I've no idea on bike engines, so, ya'know)

Tubular Chassis

Basically, an unrestricted Formula Student car :cool:
 
RWD, Twin Turbo SBC, 3 speed Auto, engine set back as far as FIA regs allow Pro Mod - CDS Tube chassis, around an aerodynamic modern shell :D
 
AWD, Turbo'd high reving engine, probably bike. Front mounted, spaceframe chassis. Lots of gadgets (traction control, anti-lag, ABS, PAS etc) that can be turned on for day to day and turned off for fun. Adjustable boost too.

Turbo'd Westie Megabusa with a few mods please :)
 
Drivetrain setup (FWD, RWD, 4WD etc etc) - RWD
Engine Type (VTEC, FI etc) - VTEC with Supercharer
Engine Placement (Mid-engined etc) - Mid engined
Type of chassis (Spaceframe, like the atom etc etc) - an S1 Elise of couse ;) though if I was spending my own money I'd probably go for an S2 for greater day to day comfort and practicality.
 
For me it's just a matter of fiting some extra parts to an already existing design....

1995 Mazda RX-7 R1 with the following modifications:

20B three rotor twin sequential turbo engine with a mild porting. (1000+bhp)
Subaru WRX drivetrain including axles to convert it to AWD.

That pretty much sums it up. Ungodly amounts of power that could be fully transmitted to the ground in a chassis that can handle the straights AND the twisty bits like nothing you've ever seen before!! :D
 
Front engine, rear wheel drive, seat over the axle, tubular space frame chassis...

Inboard suspension, large capacity motorcycle engine, sticky rubber, decent brakes...

And I already built it/have it (though some regard the lotus 7 as mid engined as the engine is completely aft of the front axle, but lets not debate that here eh, as with the seats at the back with me in, it has perfect weight distribution)

:D
 
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RWD (of course.)
American style big V8
front engine
Chasis - something that will allow for a slight drift when the time is right, but is light.
 
Atom Body.
AWD
Bugatti Veyron engine.(isnt that even lighter then the thats already on the atom?)

Anyone car to work out the BHP per ton on that :D

A removable areodynamic shell for high speed runs :)
 
RWD
90 degree V8, supercharged (or maybe twin trubo'ed)
Front engined, gearbox at the back for weight distribution, driving position almost on rear axle.
Coupe/cabrio format, sleek and sexy like the XKR.
 
Zip said:
Bugatti Veyron engine.(isnt that even lighter then the thats already on the atom?)
Click to expand...
you seriously telling me a quad turbo'd W16 engine is lighter than an inline 4?!
 
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