[DeTomaso] Ladder-style engine bay brace

[gow2 at rc-tech.net]

The X brace which many and Goran have talked about stiffens the "box". The
cross brace stiffens the wheel wells which are different problems.

Gary

>
> In a message dated 5/1/07 9 27 39, doug at silicondesigns.com writes:
>
>
>>
>> This may be obvious to some, but not to me.  Which brace are you
>> referring
>> to here (the Pantera Proformance ladder?) and who measured its
>> effectiveness?  I'd be interested in seeing some evidence of
>> effectiveness
>> for these designs.  The only one I've seen test data for so far is
>> Goran's
>> rear "X" brace.
>>
>
> The Hall Pantera system (later copied by Precision Proformance with slight
> modifications, mostly so that they can sell it as a true bolt-in kit as
> opposed
> to a finish-it-yourself project) may not be perfect, but it has been
> proven to
> work quite well by those who have it and swear by it.   Like I said
> originally, I have NO objective, scientific test data, but rather just
> some
> before-and-after testimonials, as well as knowing nods of approval by
> various
> professionals (and by that I don't mean Pantera professionals, but rather
> proper racing
> engineers, structural engineers etc.) who have compared the design of the
> systems.
>
> Goran's solutions are probably the 'best', but involve major construction
> and
> a lot of other compromises.
>
> Mike
>
>
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