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VW Bug Drag Car
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:51 pm
by Basher67
Just finished the paint on my drag bug.
Re: VW Bug Drag Car
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 9:58 am
by Steve71
Very nice. Clean and tastefully done I like it.
Re: VW Bug Drag Car
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 10:07 pm
by KidAgain
Badass man perfect wheels too.......................
Re: VW Bug Drag Car
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:46 pm
by CrazyRC
Looks great! I wanted to get that body for my drag car as I'm a VW guy, but went with the Nova body because I couldn't wait. How does it perform?
Re: VW Bug Drag Car
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:34 pm
by Basher67
It doesn't give any downforce on the rear, but it doesn't have any bad habits. Big part of that is how its mounted on the front. Front has zero flex so the body can't do anything weird on the topend. This is my backup car so I havent put as much time into tuning it, but its doing a to b passes in the low 2.3's@ around 60 mph.
Re: VW Bug Drag Car
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:58 pm
by CrazyRC
Basher67 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:34 pm
It doesn't give any downforce on the rear, but it doesn't have any bad habits. Big part of that is how its mounted on the front. Front has zero flex so the body can't do anything weird on the topend. This is my backup car so I havent put as much time into tuning it, but its doing a to b passes in the low 2.3's@ around 60 mph.
Awesome. Thanks! I'm thinking I need to make a splitter for my Nova, it gets a bit squirrelly at speed.
Re: VW Bug Drag Car
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:22 pm
by Basher67
The problem with the nova and many other bodies, is the front end catches a lot of air and deforms past 50-55 mph. A body mounted splitter will make this worse. Mount the front of the body as far forward as possible and brace the area behind the grill with foam.