All serious rx7 have a V mounted cooling system surely?
track cars yes, the reason for that is to split the air between both the rad and the intercooler, the reason being if your thrashing it for 20mins on track water temps start to rise due to not enough air getting to the rad.
Since my setup forces all air to go through the intercooler and rad this wont be an issue.
the problem you have with v mounts is you need a vented bonnet to make them effective, all well and good but then you are compromising your aero package by creating drag, fine for tracks when you dont go that fast, but not for top speed
Not wishing to be awkward here but above approx 155mph cars need especially designed aero dynamics to maintain the down force on the car. I would question whether it is a simple matter to adjust a road car for such speeds. If you look at super cars they have venturi's in the body work and floor pan to accelerate the air creating low pressure.
Whilst you may be able to create a car with sufficient power and drag to reach the speed, doing it safely is another matter. I would strongly urge you before attempting this to get guidance from a specialist engineer, they may be able to suggest small changes which will immeasurably improve the safety.
the car does 158mph from factory, one of its strengths is its high speed stability over other cars, diffusers and canards help you when your cornering and you need the downforce, in a straight line this is not required unless without enough downforce you break traction, this will not be an issue from 4th gear upwards
technically you lost me before i started reading the first post, but my god, this looks like fun!
HUGE turbo!!!!
good luck fella. oh, the misses says you have too much money, but then she drives a 1.6 auto focus, so what does she know! lol
I earn a lot less money than you think, infact less than 90% of the people on here, i work part time in a call centre while im trying to get into the raf.
