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Anyone else on an FSAE team?

The University of Delaware team just got our car running (it drove under its own power for the first time today). We are using a Yamaha 1-cylinder engine for power. Tomorrow we dyno. When we are done tuning, we are planning to be making around 60 horsepower N/A. In a car that weighs under 400 pounds, that will be friggin fast.

Most of this car was hand built by UD students. The frame was all cut and TIG welded by us. The suspension was all cut, welded, designed, and maschined by us and will be aligned by us. We machined the brake rotors and spur gear ourselves. We even machined the differential housing ourselves (which saves about 12 pounds). We did all the wiring (thank you Doug!!!). The only thing we didn't build was the engine. We bought that. But the intake was built on campus, the exhaust system was fabbed by us, and so are all the coolant, oiling, and fuel systems. Design for this car began in June and construction began in January. This is what a bunch of college kids can achieve in four months when we jam. Look for us in Cali in June!!! Hopefully we will make a few autocross races before then to shake down the car.

More updates as they come.