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Whoever thought of using water as a testing method is pretty clever !
The picture with the headlights up looks just like what you would see in a windtunnel.
I've always wanted to see what the underside of a T/A looks like. Thanks !
Can we see some more shots of how the air damn ... dam is set up ? It appears as if there is not a real 'scoop' there, but rather a flat panel that the air smacks into and gets pushed into the radiator. Can we see where the radiator is in reference to the air dam ?
Also, thanks for setting the white balance on your camera so that we could see the details in the dark areas. ( Or did you edit them in PhotoShop ? ). |
Thanks, I noticed this when I was a kid with a spray bottle and a hot wheels car that it acted much like a wind tunnel... Garden hose any a car later this is what I've got.
I'll jack the front up tomorrow and get pics. But, with out that air damn, these things will over heat in a snap, some of the larger GM cars of the 70s/80s are notorious for this. My dad's '79 EL Camino took a major hit on cooling when he took off it's lower airdam/chin spoiler to clear a rough road.
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I really love the look of those wheels, but I think they are hurting your fuel economy.
Not only are the recessed inwards to catch more air, but they also appear to be bent.
When was the last time that you had a wheel alignment ?
Off topic here : Here is a link to that Gale Banks T/A that we spoke about earlier. : Gale Banks' 1988 Trans Am GTA - HOT ROD Magazine, December 1987 |
I'm going to grab a set of those snap on moon wheel covers, like the gale bank's T/A. The rim lips were curbed, and a tad bent by my Aunt, so, ain't my fault lol. But there's no changing the stance on the car, even a stock set of wheels have the same off set out side the fenders. And there isn't room to put on a wheel/tire combo with less off-set on these cars.
Buts it's the effect of the picture. The Toe and alignment on this car is good, but the body shape does make it apear that each wheel truns out a bit when shot individually. I noticed that too when editing the pics.