Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2014 Part I

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The wide and flat side sill panels along with those extensions coming off the front fender do their best to manipulate the flow of air around the car to maximize downforce. The side-exhaust dumps out somewhat high compared to many other cars I have seen.
Three tiny canards behind the rear tire work the airflow a bit. It appears the bodywork on the rear corner is sculpted to generate a downforce itself.
A single element rear wing is used with swan neck mounts. The endplates are relatively small compared to what we saw on the Corvette DP.
Here is a view of the rear of the car, just because.
Into the realm of the more attainable is one of the fastest time attack cars in the country.
There is a lot going on in this engine bay. Over by the driver’s side headlight is an oil catch can and a really freaking small battery. The black cylinder next to the red intake manifold is the coolant reservoir mounted nice and high which should make bleeding the coolant system easier. Mounted on the rear of the radiator on the passenger side is the oil cooler (ala Project S2000). Snugged between the IC piping on the passenger side is an air-oil separator (I think…).
An internally wastegated EFR 7163 provides the power for this car with the turbo sized for the best combination of response and power for road course work. As is good practice, the downpipe is wrapped to help prevent baking all those electrical wires and everything else near it.

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