Randy Gunn
New CEG'er
As I alluded to in my Wheel Width thread, I'm considering making a run in a NASA Time Trial class that would call for just over 350 whp to be weight/horsepower competitive. At least, I'll consider it until it proves to be just too impractical from a financial, competitive, or durability point of view (that's where I need all of your CEG wisdom).
I know there are builds out there that have achieved the numbers I would need, now I just need to make sure it'll hold together for awhile. To that end, let me share with you what I've learned about turning laps in Time Trial events that may make a difference in the longevity and durability department.
Unlike a typical HPDE track day where you are taking the full 20 minutes to wring out as many fast laps as you can, I understand TT events to be more the flavor of a warm up lap (or maybe two), followed by a bonzai lap (or maybe two or three), followed by a couple of cool down laps and then back to the pits. All probably accomplished well before the 20 minute session is up. It's all about the quality and not the quantity. In fact, I see some TT'ers lament the seat time they've given up vs their days starting out in HPDE's.
Knowing this, do you see this positively affecting the durability of a turbo build for a CSVT track car? Does it really make a difference that the engine sees less cumulative stress from being driven hard in a much smaller time frame? Or does it not quite work like that. Again....I really don't know, but I'm throwing out what I think are the relevant data points so you all can chime in with informed answers.
Thanks all,
Randy
I know there are builds out there that have achieved the numbers I would need, now I just need to make sure it'll hold together for awhile. To that end, let me share with you what I've learned about turning laps in Time Trial events that may make a difference in the longevity and durability department.
Unlike a typical HPDE track day where you are taking the full 20 minutes to wring out as many fast laps as you can, I understand TT events to be more the flavor of a warm up lap (or maybe two), followed by a bonzai lap (or maybe two or three), followed by a couple of cool down laps and then back to the pits. All probably accomplished well before the 20 minute session is up. It's all about the quality and not the quantity. In fact, I see some TT'ers lament the seat time they've given up vs their days starting out in HPDE's.
Knowing this, do you see this positively affecting the durability of a turbo build for a CSVT track car? Does it really make a difference that the engine sees less cumulative stress from being driven hard in a much smaller time frame? Or does it not quite work like that. Again....I really don't know, but I'm throwing out what I think are the relevant data points so you all can chime in with informed answers.
Thanks all,
Randy