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Looks very nice, my only concern would be is it as low as the original air dam? if so will it get dragged? were will the force's go if it gets dragged?
my plastic gets "ground" from time to time, but does nothin to the car! :cheers: |
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Here's mine. I little crude but it works. My water temps never exceed 180 on track but I like yours and will look at something like that for installing a splitter. |
Originally Posted by Canam
(Post 1580477143)
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...f/DSCF0213.jpg
Here's mine. I little crude but it works. My water temps never exceed 180 on track but I like yours and will look at something like that for installing a splitter. |
Originally Posted by kimmer
(Post 1580464460)
Looks good, makes me want to build a better one than the one I did. http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/a...orVideo550.jpg
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Caddyboy84 said "that car looks tough"
Here's a shot of the "office" http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...f/DSCF0220.jpg |
Originally Posted by Canam
(Post 1580483191)
Caddyboy84 said "that car looks tough"
Here's a shot of the "office" http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...f/DSCF0220.jpg |
Originally Posted by bill mcdonald
(Post 1580477194)
As I understand it (Just a hobbiest, not an engineer although I have read a few aero books), the air dam does push the air up into the radiator (Function #1), as well as add front end lift based on where it is located. Also pushes air around the sides of the front of the car, to keep it from going under the body and creating drag (function 2). It is not an optimal or hightech solution. it does the job for all the average joes.
With this in mind, that is why people end up using a splitter. to divide the air above and below the car. The only problem is, the air still gets jammed up under the nose and creates lift. The only way I can figure to solve it, would be to push the dam out to the front of the nose. thus giving you something to hit on everything. The only solution to fixing that, would be to have a front end lift system to lift the front of the cars suspension over speed bumps, or go active aero, where the front dam/spoiler retracts, or you use a softer material that can be destroyed and replaced. If you look at most top speed corvettes... Those guys running 200mph or so, they all have some sort of front spoiler system that divides and pushes the air around the body located at the nose's leading edge. Making it look like a race car, or funny depending on how it is done. For the air inlet like mine and the blue car pictured the key is to build a tin box behind it attached right to the radiator. Incoming air will accelerate more and not rise causing lift also. I have that on mine. Kinda a la Nascar thing. |
The C4 nose has always been a hindrance to ground dynamics. The nose is so far out in front of the dam. The C5 and C6 are fully open on the top at the point of air contact, but not so on the C4. Air gets trapped under that nose and just can't get out easily. It has to go around the sides or under the car. Those design constraints make splitters less effective and belly pans more important. Caddyboy has the right idea, to move everything forward to the front plain of the nose. That whole front cavity needs to be filled in. A splitter would help his car much more than a stock C4.
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Originally Posted by Hotred94
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The C4 nose has always been a hindrance to ground dynamics. The nose is so far out in front of the dam. The C5 and C6 are fully open on the top at the point of air contact, but not so on the C4. Air gets trapped under that nose and just can't get out easily. It has to go around the sides or under the car. Those design constraints make splitters less effective and belly pans more important. Caddyboy has the right idea, to move everything forward to the front plain of the nose. That whole front cavity needs to be filled in. A splitter would help his car much more than a stock C4.
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