beaus car

[sprintdaddy]

Hey fellas, i would like to start off by apologising unreservedly for my negative and childish behaviour today, i usually try to be more objective about these things, if i offended anyone or brought disrepute on this site i apologise again. I have been on here a fair while now and it has been a valuable resource as well as sometimes entertaining, oh yeah and ther`s a shitload of choice cars on here and we should not forget that and hopefully soon mine will be one of them. Oh and apologies to the moderators and admin for causing you blokes grief everyone on here should appreciate the hard work and dedication these people put in to keep this site running
cheers Mick.

[floody31]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (improved86 @ Feb 26 2008, 07:32 AM) </div>Oh yeah I see that, however, the minimal weight penalty does also entail extra system fluid volume, and the weight itself is centralised (quite literally) in the car. Plus its largely away from likely sources of accident damage where it is which seems a good idea. I mean Limp back to the pits with a leaky radiator versus limp back losing oil...

As for airflow, it really doesn't need much examination as the thing is never going to be on the track for extended periods of time is it? Realistically, as I keep saying, the oil cooler in this car will act as a heatsink more than a cooling system given the time its on track.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (improved86 @ Feb 26 2008, 07:32 AM) </div>Oh I agree, theres other reasons, most water to oil coolers are setup to minimise accidental damage and package them in a small space (and little else).

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (improved86 @ Feb 26 2008, 07:32 AM) </div> Its still common practice and I would suggest the water-oil setups are certainly in the minority even now.

I just think its really a pretty silly thing to nitpick as it is quite obviously a very functional setup.
The whole dry sump setup is a VERY good idea, to be honest I really don't understand why drift cars don't run them more often, extra oil volume, largely isolating the issues of g-loadings on the oil.. just such a logical mod.

[Anthony]

I think it usually comes down to cost. Virtually essential in a car operating at this level though, with the added bonus of making these terribly tall engines far easier to fit.

I would have used one, but it would have doubled my conversion cost

[driftke70]

yeah we have one lying around, they are pretty damn tall

[stuartgze]

i have seen the car and it's great. the main reason for the dry sump is so the engine can be mounted very low. and the 3s has a very deep sump. if you take a look you will also notice the firewall has had some work so it is mounted along way back too. when i had a look it had the same wheels as josh's car. and jdm brakes are fine for drift as the runs aren't very long and the car is light.

[johl]

i thought u werent allowed firewall mods this year?

[Anthony]

Apparently thats no longer the case.

[Clinton]

saw him again this morning, do ti live at his house or something?

[Beau]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clinton @ Feb 27 2008, 05:52 PM) </div>Yes and you wear a gimp mask!

Awsome car! Still blown away! can't wait for the drift series to come to a Sydney track so i can go look at it!

[Matt-AE86]

I think there is some very good reasoning as to why beau setup the oil like he has, and put it in the rear. I think it has more to do with the obvious functionality of the system and benifits from placing it there.

If you knew about Beau's car, talked to Beau, how he drive's and what he has done in the past by "adding" things to it to drive better for him, you would know why I thought this.