Those are some really good points you make sujaylahiri! Thank you for contributing. Your post was very informative! V8muscle forum at Streetfire.net suggested the same Veyron style spoiler and a twin turbo setup. Do you have any suggestions upon turbo type or do you feel the Eaton supercharger system is good enough?
The braking system could be a Brembo big brake kit, and possible custom build high pressure brake hydraulic system to make it activate quicker. Steel lines, ceramic pads, and drilled & slotted rotors would help. Some good aerodynamics to vent cool air into the brakes would help a lot! The rim design would also play a roll in the effective braking, maybe a thin race style spoke would be ideal.
The aerodynamics would be the most important part I believe, as this will determine overall speed. If we strip the ZR1 down to chassis and replace everything with custom carbon fiber, we could shed weight and improve aerodynamics at the same time!
Engine heat would be considerable at these speeds as well, and some sort of engine bay cooling medium would be ideal. Ductwork in the front to funnel air through the engine bay with a special type of Co2 injection in the intake to cool down the charge. That way you have cold air running through the engine bay as well! Co2 could also be used in the actual intake, intercooler, and oil/trans coolers. A combo of water spray and co2 would help keep the intercoolers effectively "iced" over so the driver could anticipate a high speed run and prepare the intercoolers with a layer of ice by the press of a button.
Gearing will be very important, and using a lubricant that will withstand the RPM our differentials will experience would be required. We don't want to lock up at 250+ mph! Also another oil cooler for differential fluid with co2 and h2o to produce ice effect would be ideal.
It would take a lot of money, a good team of builders, and a long time. With these speeds, testing would be of utmost importance. We would need to approach this with data logging and testing as number one priority. All materials would need stress and temp testing, liquids too!
This has been fun theorizing a build, let the fun continue! |