What about the use of spindles like are used in IRS front whell drive cars
or in Humvees? Too complex of a setup?
Randall Young <randallyoung@earthlink.net>@autox.team.net on 11/29/2000
01:26:17 AM
Please respond to Randall Young <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Sent by: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
To: Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: RotoFlex Suspension
Phil Ethier wrote:
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> From: naldous@ccgmail.com <naldous@ccgmail.com>
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> >I would think that a lot of torque and horsepower would be lost through
the
> >rubber rotoflex.
>
> Lost where? I mean, where would it go?
What little is lost, is lost in stretching the rubber, which always
takes a little more energy than what it 'gives back' when it returns to
it's original shape. The loss goes to heat, heating the rubber. As I
said before, it sure isn't much, or the rubber would melt.
> And do you think that Lotus would stand for that?
I'm sure Lotus understands the engineering tradeoffs as well as anyone,
but I've never heard that they were 'into' ultra-low-loss drivetrains.
I thought they concentrated more on handling, which is why you very
rarely see a Lotus at the drag strip <g>
Randall
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