Team MHSSC Racing - Our FSAE Car - We Win!!!


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sure zinam, actually if i start saying, there will be lots to say. so if you want to know anything in specific, you can ask, i'll be glad to answer.
 
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raj i will really like to know the suspension design.Like what all calculations,etc were done to give the car a better handling at turns etc.It would help me in my project too[;)]
 
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suspension is one area where the calculations are massive, simply cannot be explained in a forum.

to start with, basic calculations include the weight of the car with driver, C.G. of the car & weight distribution.

since ours is an outboard suspension, based on the above factors, we decide & calculate the motion ratio, damping ratio, wheel rate & spring rate.

if you are interested in learning such stuff, you can download a wonderful e-book- name is "tune to win". it will cover all the basic stuff. for more advanced learning, you will have to refer various other books & many websites are also useful.

by the way, what is your project?
 
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thanks for the name.[:)]I am gonna need lot more advices from you in future[;)]

Well my project is Performance Oriented Electric car with good efficiency.
Now performance & efficiency don't go hand in hand but the to get the right balance would be challenging & great learning experience.
 
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Greats Projects from MHSSC afterall its the ONLY college in Mumbai to offer Automobile Engg.I wanted to get into it but due to travelling problems got into PIIT (panvel ) doing Mech.
I had seen a another project from MHSSC at an Expo they had used pulsar Suspensions and a crashed bike's 300cc motor (i'm not sure abt the engine but it was from a crashed bike maybe a ninja) and a custom built Differential
 
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He raj,

Can you share across few titles & sites where i can download tuning of automobiles?

I will try to be DIY's soon :)
 
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Greats Projects from MHSSC afterall its the ONLY college in Mumbai to offer Automobile Engg.I wanted to get into it but due to travelling problems got into PIIT (panvel ) doing Mech.
I had seen a another project from MHSSC at an Expo they had used pulsar Suspensions and a crashed bike's 300cc motor (i'm not sure abt the engine but it was from a crashed bike maybe a ninja) and a custom built Differential
the car is named 'AM-01' & is built by our seniors. a great car. it has a 600CC Honda CBR engine. dampers are from pulsar but springs are custom made.

He raj,

Can you share across few titles & sites where i can download tuning of automobiles?

I will try to be DIY's soon :)
i would suggest Google as the best. if you want, i can share some e-books, i can e-mail it to you.
 
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Guys, i am happy to announce that our car is finally completed & we have participated in the FSAE design event in chennai.

we won all the titles in the event with 1st place!!!

- 1st in best design
- 1st in best presentation
- 1st as overall winner!

Here are a few teaser pics (!!):
 

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Congrats raj. Awesome man. We know what it feels to win after putting in so much of hard work.

And wining all the 3 titles is cherry on the cake.

Waiting for the Pic's.[:)]

Give us some details about other participants & their cars too

[cheers]
 

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Congrats. The car looks be designed quite well. Please reveal the full images soon.

Drive Safe,
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Congrats raj. Its lookimg great but do post full size pics. Cant see it clearly in those pics.
 
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thanks a lot neil, vibhor & akash.

the car has-
- a 250cc yamaha phazer engine capable of 40 bhp in stock condition
- soft compound yokohama advan A048 slick tyres
- a spool drive instead of a differential
- electronic gear shift
- custom made steering rack
- inboard rear brakes (on the rear shaft)

here are the pics-
 

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Hey great pic's man.The RED color looks HOT.[:D]

The next thing i loved after the car were the trophies [lol]

I have 2 questions though -

1) Did you guys race with the STOCK engine ?

2) Electronic gear shift - was the current clutch & gear system modded or you guys had put in a complete different transmission (with electronic shifting) ?
 
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