Carbon S14 - Kleenex Required

[BaggedGLI]

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/11/...el-carbon-s14/

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Re: Carbon S14 - Kleenex Required

thats a whole lotta ugly

[onepointeightdub]

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thats a whole lotta ugly

I'd have to agree

[P Arkus]

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X3. Good thing you said kleenex required. I cried a little when I saw that...

[bobkatkat]

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Now that explains it. It is a s14 with s15 carbon fiber panels! Absolutely sick!

[VanDamage]

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I was excpecting an E30 M3 engine haha.

I bet this would be awesome to drive but it looks kinda goofy

[BaggedGLI]

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It's super aggressive but the fabrication that went into the cage, and the suspension components is unreal.

Is it practical. No.
Is it something I would drive. Probably not.

But the attention to detail is just amazing.

[bobkatkat]

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2200 lbs and 945 hp! Ya that would be fun to drive.

[BaggedGLI]

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2200 lbs and 945 hp! Ya that would be fun to drive.

I guess yes I would drive it, but I was thinking more daily driver. Which I wouldnt.

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I think he needs to spend some more time in a wind tunnel or some time on CFD before adding 30 more winglets

[P Arkus]

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It's super aggressive but the fabrication that went into the cage, and the suspension components is unreal.

Is it practical. No.
Is it something I would drive. Probably not.

But the attention to detail is just amazing.

I cant argue with that. Definitely alot of good hard work went into it. I just think that looks wise its just awful.

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My favorite part his how his wings up front create lift at the front of the car.

Top winglet looks alright maybe should have a gap before the fender flare to stop pressure build up but it will still add some downforce and help the air stay attached to the car over the fender.

Then the middle winglet leads right into the fender well / tire same with the bottom splitter add on which also has an end plate to really trap the air.

So he is ramming air into the wheel well hitting the spinning tire and the air coming off of it creating a high pressure pocket under the fender. Combine this with the fast moving low pressure air that he is redirecting over the fender and we have lift off.

This is the reason some cars have fender louvers or if no louvers the winglets lead around the fender flare not into the wheel well. (DTM cars are good examples)

[bobkatkat]

Re: Carbon S14 - Kleenex Required

My favorite part his how his wings up front create lift at the front of the car.

Top winglet looks alright maybe should have a gap before the fender flare to stop pressure build up but it will still add some downforce and help the air stay attached to the car over the fender.

Then the middle winglet leads right into the fender well / tire same with the bottom splitter add on which also has an end plate to really trap the air.

So he is ramming air into the wheel well hitting the spinning tire and the air coming off of it creating a high pressure pocket under the fender. Combine this with the fast moving low pressure air that he is redirecting over the fender and we have lift off.

This is the reason some cars have fender louvers or if no louvers the winglets lead around the fender flare not into the wheel well. (DTM cars are good examples)

Keep in mind this is a Drift car inspired not a DTM. Planted front when the front is not pointing straight, light rear with a lot of air going into the rear wheel wells to disperse all the smoke for show. The rear wing is a bit aggressive for a drift car though.

[Lo)2enz0]

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I wanna see that thing do a wall tap... whole car explodes!

[MechEngg]

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As far as the body styling goes, it is just an exterior shell that can be changed. All the planning and fab work that went into the actual meat of the car is what is important and it seems to have been done quite well and in a nice well thought out manner so i'm a big fan