Good aero probably won't add significantly to our overall cost. Lets get it right or at least as close as the computer says we can within the given design criteria.
It's always been my approach to racing to not copy what has been done before. If you only copy, how could it be better than what's already been done. That's what I like so much about LSR. It seems that everybody has their own idea on what works. No cookie cutter cars like Nascar or NHRA.
All that being said, there something to using a well tested body and installing the biggest hammer we can. LOL. I think that the biggest problem will be that there is probably not a body available that will hold all the crap we got to put in there. We need a lot of ice water on board. Also intercooler, pumps, electronics, etc.
I think what we have already designed would work but now is the time to optimize or make major changes.
Now, what is the easiest way to get this model into a simulator and start tweaking. We know the air intakes are way too big so I will have to fix those first.
Should I route the air intakes out the side of the body where I expect the exhaust to exit for more accurate simulation? Ex volume is actually three times intake volume but it might be better than doing nothing.
Of course who does this simulation work and how much does it cost? What format should it be in? What kind of accuracy can we expect?
Should we buy a copy of the program itself? How much is it? Might be worth it's weight in gold?
Thanks for all the input so far, we do appeciate!