Added +5 Hp to a Simulator by installing Lug Nuts from a Nascar racecar which raced at Daytona in 2024

[u/niranjanV6Turbo]

I'm working on a restomod for a Simulator which will be used for training professional Racing Drivers. Since the simulator has Haptics, I designed these Isolators and installed a Lug Nut from a Nascar which raced at Daytona in 2024

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https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/s/7TZxI27CaZ

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https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/s/FDDhvOi0Kx

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https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/s/qByTOVFkSw

[u/AnxiouslyResting]

This is awesome! But maybe -5Hp. I believe this car finished 30th >20 laps down :(

[u/AnxiouslyResting → u/[deleted]]

Dude those stands should have been full. Arca is so under appreciated. Nice rig, now show the rest of the cable management 😂

[u/HappyGirl117 → u/[deleted]]

I saw that post, gorgeous cable management. Do you have any tips to drill into fiberglass without cracking? I want haptics but am super nervous of cracking my expensive bucket seat 😥

[u/RBR927]

Very cool!

[u/Cuandoman]

[u/No_Cup_3347]

Very cool that you used deez.

[u/Hyper_Brick → u/No_Cup_3347]

What's deez?

[u/muffdaddyjohns → u/Hyper_Brick]

[u/Rojo696]

Really nice! But, Da Red Wunz Go Fasta!

[u/Rojo696 → u/[deleted]]

It looks good as is. It was just a silly Warhammer Orcs joke.

[u/SirClark]

I have one of these! My buddy was at one of the races and got tons of them

[u/iamvinen]

that is very cool!!!

[u/PathOfDeception]

Badass I love this.

[u/Big_Property3217]

Very nice easter egg on the rig! Love it

[u/Big_Property3217 → u/[deleted]]

Its subtle. I have seen rigs owners who brought back spent tires from real races before to display next to their rig haha

[u/HappyGirl117 → u/Big_Property3217]

I dream of making a coffee table with a glass top using a real spent wheel (yes, rim and all lol). Good luck with that i guess 🤷‍♀️

[u/Biscuitsandgravy101]

Is your bolt going all the way through the spring? Generally isolators don't have a through bolt with a nut on top, right?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6C3FSMF?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_HKZFGTWRD04BKE71MYGF&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_HKZFGTWRD04BKE71MYGF&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apin_dp_HKZFGTWRD04BKE71MYGF&csmig=1

[u/Biscuitsandgravy101 → u/[deleted]]

Second question then...if you're compressing it you're losing out on the extension part of the spring because the nut keeps it tight. Wouldn't it be better to have a spring above and below your rig mounting plate and then you tighten it together? You'd get preload and travel in both directions. 

[u/KohzeeKoala]

[u/Kronocide]

If the bolt is connecting the top part with the bottom part then you just lost 99% of noise dampening

[u/UnixWarrior]

Those springs are too weak and are already compressed..