PIF Design Challenge [Red Group Thread]

[VicVictory]

Pay It Forward Design Challenge - Red Group

Good morning! You all were randomly selected for the "Red Group". I have randomized the play order. The last person on the list will issue the first challenge, to the first person on the list. When you post and issue the challenge, please also PM the person you are issuing the challenge to, letting them know it's ready. The person being challenged has 3 days to complete it. All are welcome to play all challenges, but if you are not being challenged, please do not post results or LUAs until after the player receiving he challenge either completes, gives up, or times out.

Make the challenges interesting, possibly something that might trip up your "victim", but also possible to do. Remember: if the group as a whole feels your challenge is impossible, you WILL be required to post a LUA proving it IS possible.

Good luck and have fun!

Round 1 Play Order
Manche (Completed)
SlimJim (Completed)
Sayonara (Completed)
F17Francesco (Completed)
NiuYorqCiti (Completed)
UMGaming (Failed)

Round 2 Play Order
ayomide (Completed)
F17Francesco (Completed)
Manche (Failed)
UMGaming (Withdrawn)
Sayonara (Completed)
NiuYorqCiti
SlimJim

[Manche]

so I am first... I need to be given a challenge to get the ball rolling?

[VicVictory]

Correct, UMGaming needs to issue you a challenge. I sent messages to all players to check their respective threads.

[Manche]

in the mean time I'll be cooking up something for SlimJim

[Slim Jim]

Looking forward to it!

[UMGaming]

a challenge is in the brewing

should be ready in a couple hours

[UMGaming]

I have been thinking for a while and ive come up with a challenge.

The year is 2000 and your company is thinking about making a new cheap sports car.
The budget is $10500 total cost.
sportyness: >30
driveablity: >25
sports compound tyres
must be a v8 (crossplane or flatplane doesn't matter)
at lest 300hp
average reliablity: >50
no carbon fibre
max quality +5
min quality -5
airfield track laptime: <1:30.00

[Manche]

Teaser....

I have already done the challenge. but I have to put stuff to to show

[UMGaming]

Teaser....
I have already done the challenge. but I have to put stuff to to show

nice just had a look at it and it ticked all the box's =)

[Manche]

its timne for me to come up with a challenge and i dont want the usual tract time one.... I would like something nutty

[Manche]

year 1985..... You want to participate in next year's Paris Dakar and for that You manage to get an impounded YCB Bagual, a fiber glass rwd sportscar

The major modifications needed are going to be increasing its reliability and offroad capability along with mantaining the top speed.

You are allowed to make drastic changes to the car.

offroad: 30
Top speed: 240 km/h approx 150mph
Engine reliability: 50
Overall reliability: 75

except for cylinder head no quality sliders over +5 (its already at +10)

keep the body and frame materials.

[Slim Jim]

The YCB Bagual has been extensively modified in order to compete. Some changes include:

• The addition of all-wheel drive.
• A de-stroked crankshaft
• Shaved heads for a slightly higher compression ratio
• New, lower-profile cam
• 4 DCOE carbs, with high-performance filters
• Modified air/fuels, timing
• Lower rev-limit
• Smaller diameter exhaust (to complement the smaller cam), combined with long-tube headers (cats removed)
• Custom gearbox and driveshaft (for the all-wheel drive)
• 14-inch Off-Road Rally wheels and tires
• Original brakes did not fit smaller wheel/tire package - new rotors and pads
• Completely gutted the interior, and removed the entertainment stuff
• Basic safety - roll cage etc.
• Disabled ABS, removed power steering
• Re-tuned suspension for off-road friendly ground clearance and soft springs; massive anti-roll bars to combat roll induced by the soft springs (just like a real rally car?)

And here's the file:

Paris-Dakar Rally Bagual.zip

(18.04 KiB) Downloaded 214 times

That was fun! Thanks Manche!

[Manche]

Nice done! now its your turn to cook up a challenge!

[UMGaming]

or you could brew it up

[Slim Jim]

It's 1975. The muscle car is but a distant memory. Fuel crises, war, recession... times are tough. People are cutting back. Still, the engineers at Mayflower Automotive seem to have missed the memo. They're still pushing executives to make 455 cubic inch (7.4-liter) V8 symbols of power, pride, and glory. On a particularly frigid winter's morning, they roll out a new prototype for testing. Nicknamed the "Turbohawk", it's everything a muscle car lover could dream of. BIG engine, BIG meaty tires, all brawn, no bull.

Mayflower Turbohawk.PNG (626.56 KiB) Viewed 7556 times

The first series of tests seem to go well! Preliminary estimates show the car capable of high 13-second 1/4 mile times, putting down 330 horsepower (246kw) and 455 ft/lbs of torque (617nm) to the rear wheels. One of the engineers is spotted by an executive while on a lunch break. "So what's new?", the exec asked. The engineer gleefully talked about how fast it is, how great it looks, how... "Yes, but what about fuel economy?"

Needless to say management was NOT happy when they got the call. Several "meetings" (more like verbal assaults) later, you and the engineering team have been given a new task. Modify the Turbohawk to make it production ready for the next auto show.

Your job, as dictated by management:

• Increase fuel economy to at least 14 mpg (US), or 16.8 l/100k or better.
• Modify the engine to accept REGULAR UNLEADED fuel
• Add a catalytic converter
• Increase safety to 45.0 or better

Your constraints:

• NOTHING on the model tab can be changed (except the color )
• The ENGINE FAMILY cannot be modified, but you can modify everything else in the engine tab, as needed (including the quality sliders, but no higher than +9)
• Engine emissions must be LESS than 1776, (because 'Murica )
• The following trim tab options are LOCKED: Gear Spacing and Seats - everything else is fair game (including the quality sliders, but no higher than +7, not less than -7)

Your personal goals, to show management how good you are:

• Maintain the prototype's tameness of 19.0 (or better)
• Maintain a "14-second 1/4 mile" as shown in the IN-GAME STAT (so anything between 14.00-14.99 is acceptable)
• Maintain the prototype's sportiness of 14.7 (or better)
• Keep total cost under $12,000

NOTE: Your job and your constraints are REQUIRED.

Your personal goals are optional - It all depends on how motivated you are to show your boss and potential customers that they don't need to sacrifice fun for the sake of clean air.

PS: files included: Mayflower Turbohawk (model), PIF challenge (trim), Buick Big Block (family), 455 Stage I (variant)