Front Bumper / Front Vents / Aerodynamical goodies

Nikon FM · 06-17-2009, 07:30 PM

Some of the looks presented in this post are really nice but being an engineer who has done work in wind tunnels I'm wondering who is going to put the kit in a wind tunnel, measure the static pressures and really prove the kit has effective aero and does not induce too much drag? Anyone out there do CFD work at home? 3D CFD would be less expensive than renting a wind tunnel...........

I like the looks and all but without some data to back it up I think the total effectiveness is a big unknown.

bullitt5897 · 06-17-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikon FM

Some of the looks presented in this post are really nice but being an engineer who has done work in wind tunnels I'm wondering who is going to put the kit in a wind tunnel, measure the static pressures and really prove the kit has effective aero and does not induce too much drag? Anyone out there do CFD work at home? 3D CFD would be less expensive than renting a wind tunnel...........

I like the looks and all but without some data to back it up I think the total effectiveness is a big unknown.

Shush!!! lol thats exactly whats going to be done with the widebody! John is pulling a specialist down to do just that while my car is at his shop

As far as a hood John and I are working on a few design ideas... If you have an idea please express it the more ideas the better

Mike

m4a1mustang · 06-17-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bullitt5897

Shush!!! lol thats exactly whats going to be done with the widebody! John is pulling a specialist down to do just that while my car is at his shop

As far as a hood John and I are working on a few design ideas... If you have an idea please express it the more ideas the better

Mike

Stock hood with some heat vents on either side of the two ribs that form the center.

Ignore the front lip for now. I know that it is lift-generating just by looking at it. Will work on it.

But right now I just penciled in some vents on the stock hood and the Mine's-style openings.

06-17-2009, 07:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nikon FM Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Snoqualmie WA Posts: 973 Drives: 03 996TT Porsche Rep Power: 607	Good Stuff Some of the looks presented in this post are really nice but being an engineer who has done work in wind tunnels I'm wondering who is going to put the kit in a wind tunnel, measure the static pressures and really prove the kit has effective aero and does not induce too much drag? Anyone out there do CFD work at home? 3D CFD would be less expensive than renting a wind tunnel........... I like the looks and all but without some data to back it up I think the total effectiveness is a big unknown. __________________ Buddy Revell: "One man's sooner is another man's later"

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