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This car is designed as a hillclimb car. The goal is to have a light and extremely responsive but forgiving car with a high amount of crashworthiness. It was first run with a stock Hayabusa engine and has since been upgraded with a custom-built turbocharger setup. The engine package is sweet to drive, it has a real wide and flat torque curve with the turbo coming on full boost by 3500 rpm and holding the boost till the 11,000 redline.
So far the car has been run without any wings. Even so, it corners at 1.65G, brakes at 1.7G, with 1.1G

acceleration in third and 0.86G in sixth. It pulls 0-60 in about 2.8 seconds. No quarter mile times yet.

I can't wait to see what it does with wings! The power band is so wide one has a choice of three gears to use in most situations.

Construction - Suspension and Wheels - Brakes - Engine - Dimensions - Fuel Cell

Construction
Multi tube chassis with full rollcage and massive side impact protection using 1mm titanium skin around and under the driver.

Front suspension

Wishbone & pushrod-activated springs and dampers, mechanical anti-roll bar

Rear suspension

Wishbone & pushrod-activated springs and dampers

Dampers

Ohlins ST44

Wheels

The wheels were originally a set of Keizer wheels but due to the lack of heat treating they needed to be rebuilt. The new custom made rims are an inch wider allowing the Hoosier tire to perform better.
Front: 13X9

Rear: 13X11

Tyres: Hoosier

Brakes

Wilwood Forged Dynalight calipers
Girling master cylinders
Front: 2 x 4-piston calipers

Back: 1 x 4-piston calipers

Brake discs/pads

Front discs are 266X20 mm custom made to spec, direct mounted to the billet hubs

Rear is a 300X17 mm custom made disc mounted to the differential.
Brakes use PFC 99 compound pads

Engine

Suzuki Hayabusa turbocharged & drysumped, at this time the engine is being run with all stock internals.
It performs fabulously as is but I expect more power my be desired in the future.
As it is now it provides,
HP: 265 Whp @10250 rpm

Torque: 155 ftlbs @ 7750 peak with over 120 ftlbs from 4700 to 10500 rpm

HP/Weight ratio: 3.1 lbs/hp

Turbo

MHI TD 04L-15 custom made by Function First Motorsports.

Gearbox

Stock sequential 6 speed. 530 chain final drive, Torsen differential. Final drive ratios are changed depending where the car will run.

Clutch

Stock with Schnitz Racing springs

Weight

830 lbs wet

Front track

65"

Rear track

63"

Wheel base

93"

Overall length

166" with wings

Overall height

37" without wings and 47" with them.

Overall width

74"

Fuel cell

Custom Fuelsafe bladder in aluminum and titainium enclosure (Capacity: 10 gal)

Dash board

Dash is stock Suzuki Hayabusa with additional Autometer Boost and oil pressure guages. Custom made digital gear position indicator.

Data Logger

Corsa systems using 22 channel inputs

Construction	Multi tube chassis with full rollcage and massive side impact protection using 1mm titanium skin around and under the driver.
Front suspension	Wishbone & pushrod-activated springs and dampers, mechanical anti-roll bar
Rear suspension	Wishbone & pushrod-activated springs and dampers
Dampers	Ohlins ST44
Wheels	The wheels were originally a set of Keizer wheels but due to the lack of heat treating they needed to be rebuilt. The new custom made rims are an inch wider allowing the Hoosier tire to perform better. Front: 13X9 Rear: 13X11 Tyres: Hoosier
Brakes	Wilwood Forged Dynalight calipers Girling master cylinders Front: 2 x 4-piston calipers Back: 1 x 4-piston calipers
Brake discs/pads	Front discs are 266X20 mm custom made to spec, direct mounted to the billet hubs Rear is a 300X17 mm custom made disc mounted to the differential. Brakes use PFC 99 compound pads
Engine	Suzuki Hayabusa turbocharged & drysumped, at this time the engine is being run with all stock internals. It performs fabulously as is but I expect more power my be desired in the future. As it is now it provides, HP: 265 Whp @10250 rpm Torque: 155 ftlbs @ 7750 peak with over 120 ftlbs from 4700 to 10500 rpm HP/Weight ratio: 3.1 lbs/hp
Turbo	MHI TD 04L-15 custom made by Function First Motorsports.
Gearbox	Stock sequential 6 speed. 530 chain final drive, Torsen differential. Final drive ratios are changed depending where the car will run.
Clutch	Stock with Schnitz Racing springs
Weight	830 lbs wet
Front track	65"
Rear track	63"
Wheel base	93"
Overall length	166" with wings
Overall height	37" without wings and 47" with them.
Overall width	74"
Fuel cell	Custom Fuelsafe bladder in aluminum and titainium enclosure (Capacity: 10 gal)
Dash board	Dash is stock Suzuki Hayabusa with additional Autometer Boost and oil pressure guages. Custom made digital gear position indicator.
Data Logger	Corsa systems using 22 channel inputs