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Re: RotoFlex Suspension

To: Randall Young <randallyoung@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: RotoFlex Suspension
From: naldous@ccgmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:07:09 -0500 2000) at 11/29/2000 07:05:33 AM
Cc: pethier%isd.net%CCG@com, triumphs%autox.team.net%CCG@com
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>

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To:   Phil Ethier <pethier@isd.net>
cc:   triumphs@autox.team.net

Subject:  Re: RotoFlex Suspension



Phil Ethier wrote:
>
> From: naldous@ccgmail.com <naldous@ccgmail.com>
>
> >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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