14 Cylinder Jetta (VR6 + W8)
#6
Must say the tractor VR6 plus the Lemans sound-track from the W8 make for a rather sublime and unique sound.
I'm also wondering how he has the cooling system plumbed for that W8 in the back, where the radiator is mounted.
I know the cooling system for the W8 is a work of art in and of itself. The Phaeton was designed and tested in the Sahara at 130 degrees, to do 180mph until it sucked the gas tank dry, with the a/c on, the cabin at 72 degrees, the water temp never getting above 220 degrees. Refuel, wash, rinse, repeat, it was torture tested like this for thousands of miles.
I'm also wondering how he has the cooling system plumbed for that W8 in the back, where the radiator is mounted.
I know the cooling system for the W8 is a work of art in and of itself. The Phaeton was designed and tested in the Sahara at 130 degrees, to do 180mph until it sucked the gas tank dry, with the a/c on, the cabin at 72 degrees, the water temp never getting above 220 degrees. Refuel, wash, rinse, repeat, it was torture tested like this for thousands of miles.
#7
Lexus Fanatic
He'd probably spin it out (or flip it) like there was no tomorrow. With all that weight behind the car's center-of-gravity, on a platform that was not designed for rear-end-bias, that thing will almost surely be unstable.
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#8
I'm sure it would be a ton of fun to hoon on at the drag strip. Like you said though, things would be, ahem, interesting if you pushed it hard into a corner. I think the front wheels going different speeds than the rear wheels would be your real problem. Looks like the back engine/trans is a slush box and the front is a manual trans, good luck getting everything talking to eachother, much less your problems with weight distribution and hacked up suspension.
#11
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#13
Understeer? Why? What makes you think this will understeer? If anything, I see it oversteering with the rear wheels powered by that monster.
#14
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#15
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[QUOTE=Aron9000]
Yes, you make a point there. That would also make for other traction-related problems as well, as torque-converter automatics without a lock-up feature allow engine-RPM slip, which, of course, a manual clutch doesn't if fully-engaged.
I think the front wheels going different speeds than the rear wheels would be your real problem. Looks like the back engine/trans is a slush box and the front is a manual trans, good luck getting everything talking to eachother, much less your problems with weight distribution and hacked up suspension.