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Originally Posted by freebeard
Look at the work by Kach22i.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...1-a-19525.html
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A Bonneville style spoiler and half-tonneau are considered 2nd to an aerocap.
Here's my take on an air curtain:
A time attack style diverter to scoop air and throw it sideways. Then a winglet that constitutes a converging duct that redirects the air into a [fraction of an inch] slot the height of the wheelwell. The back edge of the winglet would be matched to the locked wheel and tire, not the fender opening.
Put you tool box at the back of the bed like this:
Works as a spoiler. You can add tumblehome to the sides.
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For comparison, the NASCAR Camping World racers use a ducktail spoiler. Same height as an aerocap truncation, just without the smoothening.
https://speedsport.com/nascar/martinsville-truck-penalties-announced/
See all the turnbuckles? There's a lot of force involved. A [tool] box would be inherently stiffer than a flat plate. |
Interesting take on the air curtain, newer camaros also have it coming out of the fender liner.
so the fraction of an inch exit on the curtain is to accelerate flow out of the port right?
the roof spoiler, I'd seen an insert into the bed stake holes that was similar to the cab roof spoiler. The designers were claiming a decent bump in mpg.