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Originally Posted by ss_collins
I though maybe it was a pullrod rear but Pascal tells me its pushrod
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That is what the table with technical specifications says as well:
http://www.planetlemans.com/wp-conte...ifications.png
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Originally Posted by Articus
Hydraulic gearbox sytem? Seems like asking for trouble especially if the system starts to leak. The Audi R18 uses an electronic system which would be ligher I think while the Puegeot used an electrohydraulic.
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Peugeot also used hydraulics for steering assistance and for gearshift. As Sam explained, this is common practice in Formula 1, where hydraulics are used for even more purposes (valve train, clutch, ...). Toyota knows how to do this with reliability issues.
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Originally Posted by ss_collins
Without a wind tunnel I could not tell you! But it was the best layout they had before EBD's came in. Course there is nothing in the regs against an EBD (though fuel consumption could be an issue) the TS030 is pretty conventional in this regard in F1 terms.
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A lot of other LMP cars (Lolas, new 908, R15, ...) exit the exhausts through the rear bodywork instead of at the back or in front of the rear wheel. Toyota is just doing a bit more elegant than other manufacturers.
I always thought that the main reason was weight reduction because shorter exhaust pipes, instead of some aerodynamic gain. See
http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft00360.html and
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2011/0...cope-exhausts/