Flex-Free Cornering. Mishimoto Fiesta ST Trunk Brace R&D

[SeanBonham]

Really nice work here.

 

[15Fist3rST]

Talk about R and D. Looking forward to seeing some numbers.

 

[Plainrt]

Wow that's cool. Nice work

 

[808FiST]

Beautiful design and impressive R&D process.

 

[mishimoto1]

Really nice work here.

Talk about R and D. Looking forward to seeing some numbers.

Wow that's cool. Nice work

Beautiful design and impressive R&D process.

Thanks for the kind words guys! We should have our data compiled soon.

-John

 

[Levi1.0]

Looking forward to this! ...you guys should test a strut tower brace next. solve that debate once and for all.

Umm... If your test device is mounted solely to the cut brace (according to your pic), how will you get results from a solid brace? But I guess the bar wouldn't stretch anyways.

Also wondering how it'll prevent the up and down twisting without any triangulation... The bar should prevent the floor from "stretching". Can the floor stretch tho?? We shall see.

I'm sure you guys know what you are doing and I'm glad you are actually testing your products!

 

[mishimoto1]

Looking forward to this! ...you guys should test a strut tower brace next. solve that debate once and for all.

Umm... If your test device is mounted solely to the cut brace (according to your pic), how will you get results from a solid brace? But I guess the bar wouldn't stretch anyways.

Also wondering how it'll prevent the up and down twisting without any triangulation... The bar should prevent the floor from "stretching". Can the floor stretch tho?? We shall see.

I'm sure you guys know what you are doing and I'm glad you are actually testing your products!

Thanks for the input Levi! The testing rig we used for this trunk brace was heavily influenced by our strut bar testing on the S550 Mustang. If we develop a strut brace for the Fiesta, you can be sure this equipment will be used once again.

The bar addition will reduce flex, but not completely eliminate it. We will re-attach the brace around the displacement gauge to acquire our second batch of data.

Testing data coming soon!

-John

 

[OffTheWall503]

Subscribed. Very interested in seeing how this goes.

 

[jayrod1980]

Love this bar for the fact you keep your trunk and don't have to cut anything, plastic or otherwise. Just wish it didn't take so long [emoji41]

 

[mishimoto1]

Subscribed. Very interested in seeing how this goes.

Love this bar for the fact you keep your trunk and don't have to cut anything, plastic or otherwise. Just wish it didn't take so long [emoji41]

Thanks guys! Testing was very successful. Data coming next week.

-John

 

[OffTheWall503]

Is the data going to be based on roll resistance and stiffening? I'm just curious.

 

[jayrod1980]

I think anecdotally we know this will help. It's a win-win since you sacrifice zero trunk use with your bracket. Please take my money!

 

[MPA]

I'm curious to see the data for sure - I always wondered if the bars actually did anything.

Do you have a link to the data you found on the Mustang?

 

[SuperchargedTundra]

Looks good

 

[mishimoto1]

Is the data going to be based on roll resistance and stiffening? I'm just curious.

Yes, we will be evaluating the flex between the rear section of the chassis.

I think anecdotally we know this will help. It's a win-win since you sacrifice zero trunk use with your bracket. Please take my money!

Thanks Jayrod!

I'm curious to see the data for sure - I always wondered if the bars actually did anything.

Do you have a link to the data you found on the Mustang?

Check out the Mustang testing at the link below.

http://engineering.mishimoto.com/?cat=349

Looks good

Thanks for taking a look!

-John

 

[15Fist3rST]

ugghhh the suspense...

 

[CanadianGuy]

ugghhh the suspense...

I c what you did there

 

[mishimoto1]

ugghhh the suspense...

I c what you did there

Nice one! Sorry for the delay guys. We are finishing up the post and should have it up early next week.

-John

 

[Batnismo]

Awesome! Can't wait

 

[mishimoto1]

Awesome! Can't wait

Data coming tomorrow. Thanks for your patience guys.

-John