Who here thinks about drivetrain efficiency?
I see a lot of threads on strokers and other things to make the engine more powerful but I'm also interested in getting more of that power to the rubber/bitumen interface.
In my search I've come up with aluminium and carbon fibre driveshafts, the obvious aids to decreasing energy wastage in the drivetrain.
I have also come up with titanium and aluminium (not as durable) pinion yokes - more rotating assembly lightening.
Here in Aus, we have 400hp four door sedans, turbo straight 6's in new Fords, as standard, (good on ya Ford Aus!) with more torque than any of our production V8s, but these cars weigh 1900kg (~4200lb) so getting 300hp (engine) in a classic mustang would equal one, and getting 400 through an efficient drivetrain would not only be relatively good on fuel, but also THRASH the nuts off of the new production cars. Not only that but I could build a 400hp classic stang for MUCH less than the 400hp variety of these things. So it has sexiness, unbeatable (well, there's always someone faster, but phh, they wasted their money lol)performance, and it would be not too much of an alcolohic.
I've also thought about getting gearbox and diff gears coated in low-friction oil-retentive coatings, but I'm not sure about the effectiveness of it. I guess this is because there is no evidence or testing of it. I'm sure it would be good for SOME loss, maybe 1%, maybe more, but it's still something.
Anyone else have any ideas, or is life too short in your opinion? lol
I look at it as: Would I rather a car that does 0-60 in 4 seconds or a car that does 0-60 in 4 seconds and costs less (in fuel) doing it.
I see a lot of threads on strokers and other things to make the engine more powerful but I'm also interested in getting more of that power to the rubber/bitumen interface.
In my search I've come up with aluminium and carbon fibre driveshafts, the obvious aids to decreasing energy wastage in the drivetrain.
I have also come up with titanium and aluminium (not as durable) pinion yokes - more rotating assembly lightening.
Here in Aus, we have 400hp four door sedans, turbo straight 6's in new Fords, as standard, (good on ya Ford Aus!) with more torque than any of our production V8s, but these cars weigh 1900kg (~4200lb) so getting 300hp (engine) in a classic mustang would equal one, and getting 400 through an efficient drivetrain would not only be relatively good on fuel, but also THRASH the nuts off of the new production cars. Not only that but I could build a 400hp classic stang for MUCH less than the 400hp variety of these things. So it has sexiness, unbeatable (well, there's always someone faster, but phh, they wasted their money lol)performance, and it would be not too much of an alcolohic.
I've also thought about getting gearbox and diff gears coated in low-friction oil-retentive coatings, but I'm not sure about the effectiveness of it. I guess this is because there is no evidence or testing of it. I'm sure it would be good for SOME loss, maybe 1%, maybe more, but it's still something.
Anyone else have any ideas, or is life too short in your opinion? lol
I look at it as: Would I rather a car that does 0-60 in 4 seconds or a car that does 0-60 in 4 seconds and costs less (in fuel) doing it.