Automotive Black Technology Chapter 586: : What are you afraid of?
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Seeing the record being snatched away once again, Hennessey could no longer sit still.
Originally, according to the current situation of the Hennessey car factory, Punms should have entered testing after Christmas. But after Li Fanyu's first test at the Kennedy Space Center, he saw that his reputation for top speed, which he relied on for survival, was being robbed, so he stepped up work and built Punms.
Although in the eyes of outsiders, Punms has regained the title of the world's fastest car, but we know our own pain; after conducting tests and running a speed of 447Km/h, the car used for testing was worth the trial production cost. Punms, which has exceeded 2 million US dollars, has been completely scrapped.
In order to squeeze out performance in a short time, Hennessey expanded the car's V16 engine to the extreme and added four turbines.
Use the form of burning vehicle life to achieve a limit speed,
After the Punms, which cost a lot of money, were shipped back to the car factory, the engine was actually on the verge of being scrapped.
It is said that RS exploited the loopholes of Guinness, but in fact Punms did the same. Hennessey accused RS of being unruly, but it was actually the boss making fun of the second...
But Guinness doesn’t know about this, and neither does the outside world.
Li Fanyu doesn’t know even more,
So after seeing the statement they issued, Li Fanyu fell into deep thinking.
In fact, to a certain extent, Hennessey is right;
Relying on the W12 engine with a single electronic turbocharger, the data displayed by the RS is very good. But it still hasn’t reached the first echelon of performance cars. Throwing out this system, the theoretical top speed of RS is between 300-320Km/h.
This is not to belittle oneself. After all, RS is an upgrade based on the A4 platform. Although many top-notch Zhengxin technologies have been installed, the basics are still there. Li Fanyu is already full of pride in being able to modify the A4L into an RS with performance improved by more than three times.
The A4 was originally selected because this car’s basic panel is relatively low, which can maximize performance and meet the system upgrade conditions.
For system reasons, if Li Fanyu wanted to build a modified car designed for the extreme, he would never choose A4L as the blueprint.
If nothing else, take the A4L platform as an example. It is a front-engine platform.
What is modified on a modified car?
The gearbox, engine, and suspension can all be upgraded according to the maximum range that the chassis can withstand. Even the chassis can be strengthened and reduced in weight to serve performance, but the layout is the same. So this is called modification, not production.
But the platform of the A4 determines that the performance of this car has its limits.
How was NOS added in the first place? It was not that Li Fanyu crashed into the car deliberately to increase the top speed, but because the front engine made the front of the car too heavy and the weight ratio of the car body was unevenly distributed, which affected the controllability, so he came up with such a compromise and crazy plan.
After seeing Hennessey's statement, although Li Fanyu had a toothache, he did not refute it as before.
Although Hennessey's purpose is not pure, the content of this statement has stabbed RS's weakness.
Li Fanyu thought about it for a long time. If the NOS nitrogen and oxygen system was cancelled, the proportion of the RS would be unbalanced, and counterweights would have to be added to the rear so that the handling of the car would not be affected.
As a result, without the power bonus of NOS, the weight of the car body has increased again, and the top speed of the RS is probably only about 300Km/h.
In fact, Mason has also been talking to Li Fanyu about the approval issue of RS in North America these days. Because the NOS nitrogen and oxygen system is after all a device that violently squeezes performance, so in accordance with the road safety and traffic laws of the United States, it is equipped with NOS nitrogen. Cars with oxygen systems are not allowed to be legally driven on the road and can only be used on the track.
This is very painful - without the NOS nitrogen and oxygen system, the RS can only be called a high-performance sports car,
Now Hennessey has filed a complaint against Guinness. If the results are really cancelled, it will be even more embarrassing without the selling point of top speed and the position of RS...
According to Murphy's Law; if you are worried that something will happen, the more likely it will happen,
Sure enough, Li Fanyu received the notice on the third day after the Hennessey depot filed a complaint against Guinness;
"Dear Mr. Li, we received a letter of complaint from the Hennessey modification factory the day before yesterday. The other party questioned the top speed achieved by RS on the runway at the Kennedy Space Center using the NOS nitrogen and oxygen acceleration system. In order to reflect the Guinness In accordance with the principles of fairness and justice, the notary team has examined a large amount of information and after careful study, the results of handling the appeal are as follows;
Since the NOS nitrogen and oxygen system does not belong to the performance of the vehicle itself but is an external device, we believe that Hennessey’s appeal is valid.
However, the maximum speed of 478Km/h tested by the RS using the nitrogen and oxygen acceleration system was included in the world record, which was a major mistake on our part.
We deeply regret and apologize for this,
In order to ensure the fairness and impartiality of Guinness, we will give you and RS one month to perform performance upgrades that do not include external devices (such as NOS nitrogen and oxygen systems). If RS can still achieve a top speed of 478KM/h, this record will not be changed. If it cannot be reached after one month, then we are sorry, we will cancel the RS record and change it to Punms' 457Km/h!
——Guinness Official Notary Group. ”
Close the email, Li Fanyu couldn't help but smile bitterly; it's true that misfortunes never come singly, and worries always come...
Li Fanyu was unable to complain about the one-month period given by Guinness.
It is almost impossible to improve the performance of RS to a top speed of 478Km/h without eliminating the nitrogen system.
Although it sounds like this change is not big, in fact, it will bring almost complete changes to the RS.
Just like what he worried about before; because RS shortens the wheelbase and body of the A4L, and moves the B-pillar forward. Then the ZGX888 engine it was equipped with was replaced with a W12 electronic turbine engine, and the weight of the entire front of the car increased by nearly 20KG. If the NOS for counterweight is removed, the weight balance of the car body will be broken.
There are many ways to make a car go fast. RS's other supporting facilities are pretty good. If you really want to go faster, Li Fanyu can definitely get a V16 or W16.
But without changing the structure and layout of the car body, the cost of doing so will create a deformity in the car industry - a freak that can only run in a straight line and turn around at high speeds every minute!
Zhonghua is currently making preparations for Zhengxin Energy, and Li Fanyu doesn't really want to waste so much time on this matter.
If the RS cancels the NOS nitrox acceleration system and adds counterweights in the rear, it will just mean that it cannot make a lot of money.
If the production cost is appropriately reduced, just like the high-performance sports models of the Audi RS series before the historical time and space changed, they can also be sold.
But Li Fanyu is actually more concerned about biodiesel, so he doesn't want to waste too much time and energy on this matter.
With this attitude, he even wanted to reply to Guinness by email, but gave up on his own initiative.
However, Hennessey Motorcycle Factory issued an announcement on its official website after receiving the results of the complaint, which made Li Fanyu completely change his mind.
“We are very happy to see Guinness being fair and impartial and making a due decision on RS’s use of the NOS nitrogen and oxygen system to set a new world record in an almost cheating way.
The pursuit of speed of transportation has always been something that all mankind is committed to. For hundreds of years, we have continued to maintain this obsession with speed through improvements in all aspects.
Hennessey Tuning Factory has always been based on this lofty ideal, making more pure modifications and upgrades to our authorized high-performance sports cars.
During the modification process, we are committed to reducing the weight of the car body, increasing the engine horsepower, and making the most extreme optimizations for various assemblies of the car body.
The mature wheat will always bow its head, but we are deeply proud of our achievements.
Thank you Guinness for letting the aura of honor return to the strong, instead of falling into the hands of thieves.
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