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autodoctor911
Ok, I know it's been dead here for a while, but first I wanted to ask you, Stan, How would you do AWD with a Subaru drivetrain in a Lotus 23 style body?
I wouldn't. The L23 is a mid engine, rwd design while the Subaru is a front engine awd, so I don't see them as readily and cheaply compatible.
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I would guess a rear engine, with everything backwards and flipped upside down except the engine(Upside down would definitely help axle angles at the transaxle in a low car)
Or, maybe you have an idea for mid engine rear transaxle and some kind of driveshaft turnaround at the back.
If you read the very first post in this thread you will see each of these questions addressed.
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Anyways, on the original subject, I would be more in favor of a regulated A-arm setup front and rear, using stock uprights and brakes from a street car that would be plentiful and inexpensive, but fairly high performance, or maybe some circle track type suspension rules and readily available aftermarket spindles and brakes.
Could be, which is why I suggested VW parts. They are well known in SCCA racing and widely and cheaply available from many sources.
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I am just wondering about the VW suspension with much wider tires and the geometry's effect on wear if there's much body roll at all. What is tire wear like for Solo Vee? What would it be like in longer races(anything over a minute, up to 30 minutes on rougher surfaces, at higher speeds).
I can't speak to tire wear in Solo, and doubt it's an issue, but in SCCA road racing FV and FST cars do fine in 30 minute races. The VW ball-joint front and swing-arm or IRS rears have fully adjustable camber, so I don't see this as an issue.
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I am generally in favor of a spec line for some type of sports racer in P2 that could be made from mostly production car parts for a reasonable cost, but would like to see more modern stuff used. I like the idea of a stock BRZ engine, although it hasn't been around long enough to be plentiful yet. Were any of the older NA Subie engines of the right HP level, and durability? I think all the DOHC 2.0L were turbos. Maybe a SOHC 2.5 would be good enough. Those are really cheap. If you could flip the gearbox to run the engine low enough it would be better on axles. I think some STI uprights, hubs and brakes would be killer too. Just add a ball joint where the strut mounts. Regular cast iron floating calipers and rotors from an Impreza or Legacy would work great too for less money though.
The challenge here is to make a Subaru-based P2 as cheaply as as a VW-based one. Feel free to use the outline I link to in the first post of this thread as a template for drafting a set of rules for the CRB to consider.