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- Evan
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- Pittsburgh, PA
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- 21 Nitro Yellow A90 Supra, 10 Honda Fit Sport 5spd
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- #46
Hey everyone! Got an exciting update for you all.
First off, apologies for taking so long. Visiting family and starting a new job (at Bosch btw, so give me a few weeks and I'll unlock everyone's ECU, jk ?) has taken up a majority of my time.
Anyway, couple things.
1. The connectors finally came in from ebay. They were supposed to get here on the 31st but showed up a couple days ago! So I'll finally be able to test if this will work. Hopefully sometime this week!
2. I modified the paddle mounting plates based on your feedback. Now it angles the paddles away from the rim of the wheel giving more space for your hands, especially with gloves on. I feel like it allows the fingers to go from clicking a gear to back on the wheel fairly quickly. In addition, I thickened the center mounting point and added nutserts that are melted into the plastic so there should be little concern for breakage.
3. I've been working with Atlas Core Carbon Fiber, aka irixyoctane on the supramkv forums on possibly offering carbon paddles. He graciously sent out a sample to check fitment and such (just a note, the final paddles will be twice as thick and have essentially zero flex). Attached is a close representation of the paddle originally used in Eco-Lap's video and fits quite well! Depending on interest we can also look into other shapes and designs. If you're looking for dry carbon for your supra send him a DM!
4. With all that said, there is one minor setback, the PCBs I designed don't quite fit through the hole in the wheel where the cables are supposed to fish through. Not a huge deal for me, just means I'll have to solder it back on in the car. But obviously for the end product I'll have to make it a bit slimmer to be a plug-and-play kit. Just means a bit of extra wait time for redesigned PCBs.
Hopefully by the end of this week I'll have the results and maybe even run the car on track with them!
Thanks everyone!
First off, apologies for taking so long. Visiting family and starting a new job (at Bosch btw, so give me a few weeks and I'll unlock everyone's ECU, jk ?) has taken up a majority of my time.
Anyway, couple things.
1. The connectors finally came in from ebay. They were supposed to get here on the 31st but showed up a couple days ago! So I'll finally be able to test if this will work. Hopefully sometime this week!
2. I modified the paddle mounting plates based on your feedback. Now it angles the paddles away from the rim of the wheel giving more space for your hands, especially with gloves on. I feel like it allows the fingers to go from clicking a gear to back on the wheel fairly quickly. In addition, I thickened the center mounting point and added nutserts that are melted into the plastic so there should be little concern for breakage.
3. I've been working with Atlas Core Carbon Fiber, aka irixyoctane on the supramkv forums on possibly offering carbon paddles. He graciously sent out a sample to check fitment and such (just a note, the final paddles will be twice as thick and have essentially zero flex). Attached is a close representation of the paddle originally used in Eco-Lap's video and fits quite well! Depending on interest we can also look into other shapes and designs. If you're looking for dry carbon for your supra send him a DM!
4. With all that said, there is one minor setback, the PCBs I designed don't quite fit through the hole in the wheel where the cables are supposed to fish through. Not a huge deal for me, just means I'll have to solder it back on in the car. But obviously for the end product I'll have to make it a bit slimmer to be a plug-and-play kit. Just means a bit of extra wait time for redesigned PCBs.
Hopefully by the end of this week I'll have the results and maybe even run the car on track with them!
Thanks everyone!
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