Fidanza Aluminum Street Rant Thread

[Noobz347]

I don't know how many of y'all are outdoorsmen, but the shimano company has been applying this principal to fishing reels for years to adjust reel speed when casting. They have six pins on the end of the spool the radiate outward, each pin holding a weight that snaps to an up or down position, moving mass as needed.

Having a machine trade background, I could see where individual precision weights could be bolted symetrically into and out of pockets machined in a flywheel to tune mass. They'd just have to be very close tolerance and added absolutely symetrical. Large rotating equipment in powerplants and chemical plants are field balanced with bolt in weight all the time. The idea isn't that far fetched.

Jet engine fans are balanced the same way...

I could see there being some application for this type of thing for the high dollar drag racing folks. Us mortal street drivers... prolly not as much. hehe

 

[Boosted92LX]

Jet engine fans are balanced the same way...

I could see there being some application for this type of thing for the high dollar drag racing folks. Us mortal street drivers... prolly not as much. hehe

maybe some money to be made at it though..... hmmm

 

[Shaolin Crane]

get to it, then get back too us

 

[Boosted92LX]

anybody feel like buying me a cnc mill?

 

[Shaolin Crane]

come and borrow mine?

 

[Boosted92LX]

long drive to california I'll think about it and maybe email you a print.

been about ten years since I've used autocad or cad/cam....

 

[Shaolin Crane]

Ha, i just wish it was a cnc machine, but since im just a grease monkey a 5 axis works for me

 

[90lxcoupe]

you have a 5 axis machine thats not CNC??

 

[NIKwoaC]

Its not far fetched, its just not worth the hassle

There are probably a lot of automotive systems that at one point were said to be "not worth the hassle". Adjustable suspensions, OHC, VVT, EFI, ABS...

long drive to california I'll think about it and maybe email you a print.

been about ten years since I've used autocad or cad/cam....

Haha, it's been 10 years since autocad was even a competitive software.

you have a 5 axis machine thats not CNC??

+1...?