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Originally Posted by 2086GT
Just going to point out top tier racing classes are not using swan neck. So either they are doing it wrong, I don't know of some class rule against swan necks, or swan neck isn't even worth it. So I am going to say A.
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Swan neck is superior for wing performance, there are plenty of blogs/articles/documentation about this. We may do our own blog at some point on it. In certain instances it doesn't make sense to have the added complexity of swan neck mounting or it is outlawed in regulations.
That's the inherent problem with judging off of what top tier racing teams do; they all have rules that govern what can and cannot be done to limit costs and performance. All too often enthusiasts get stuck on what a company did or didn't do and they don't understand that this company is making a compromise in performance to stay within class rules.
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Originally Posted by StegaDragon
How about option #3 and go with a set up like the rocket bunny, less chances of distortion to the trunk, and leaking, then just develop something to brace the trunk to the chassis, like replacing the rubber stoppers with something that has less give and make it more direct transfer of Force to the chassis
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We're looking into this style of mounting but I think it will be difficult to make it look good without the wing hanging pretty far rearward of the trunk. I believe this puts a wing like this out of classes.
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Originally Posted by Takumi788
Velox. what do you think about this idea? It seems like you could design a swan neck from this type of mount.
I still stand by my original post in which I stated that a "typical" trunk mount solution would be preferred. But this could be a plausible solution to create a swan neck design.
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We're attempting to come up with something that mounts to the trunk while remaining rigid for the forces it will produce.
I picked up a spare trunk that I will be able to cut into and figure out rigidity on. Looking forward to getting something finalized, hopefully, within the next month and prototypes a few months after.
Thanks,
Eric