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Old 04-08-2006, 06:26 PM   #1
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Hey, i'm a student studying mechanical engineering and i am very interested in cars. Does anyone know where i can the pros and cons of different designs of cars? like the pros/cons of different suspension systems, and the engineering behind different engines. I know the actual designs are classified by the companies, but is there any research published analysing different designes?
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Old 04-09-2006, 11:32 AM   #2
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www.howstuffworks.com then search suspension. it'll give you alot of basic info about it.

it's a great sight to learn the basics of just about anything.
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Re: Automotive Engineering

1)"Race Car Vehicle Dynamics" pub. by SAE PRESS.
2)"Fundementals of Vehicle Dynamics" pub. by SAE PRESS.
This one is used often as a classroom textbook.
These are both excellent, but don't have any comparisons between specific cars.
3)"New Directions in Suspension Design"pub. by ROBERT BENTLEY PRESS has suspension technical reports of a Citroen, a Porsche 928 and a Ford Fiesta, and why they went in that direction. Along with item 2, it is oriented more to passenger cars.
4)"Racing Chassis and Suspension Design" pub. by SAE PRESS is a collection of SAE papers and has some suspension comparisons. Specifically, the suspension of various years of production Corvettes comes to mind.
Items 1 and 4 are closing in on $100 US each.
Item 3 is probably not available anymore.
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