2005 Formula SAE Project

The Formula SAE® competition is for SAE student members to conceive, design, fabricate, and compete with small formula-style racing cars. The restrictions on the car frame and engine are limited so that the knowledge, creativity, and imagination of the students are challenged. The 2005 Formula SAE Competition held in Pontiac Michigan during May 2005. MSU\u27s vehicle is powered by a Honda F4I engine found in the CBR 600cc production motorcycle. We designed the chassis within the rules set forth by SAE. The car is fueled with E85 (a blend of 85% ethanol alcohol and 15% gasoline). E85 is a clean burning renewable fuel. All engine modifications were tested on the engine dynamometer to optimize the performance. The chassis was designed using ProE Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) was run to validate that the chassis was durable and would not fail in the FSAE competition