View Single Post
Old 12-19-2009, 10:41 PM   #55 (permalink)
Christ
Moderate your Moderation.
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Troy, Pa.
Posts: 8,919

Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi
90 day: 45.22 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,369
Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by theycallmeebryan View Post
Are you talking about something like this?



Ran it through flowillustrator:
http://www.youtube.com/v/xZT511YgBnQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&
Either move the front section forward by about 10 px, or bring the outer edges of the rear section in by about 4-5px each. You'll get a "quieter" ride, without wind buffeting.

You see how the air is hitting the rear fairing and rolling inward? That middle section is a low pressure zone (obviously), and the air is going to try to fill it in as it separates from the front fairing, so you taper in the leading edge of the rear and make the edges not as rounded. This will help keep the airflow trained in one direction.
__________________
"¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"

  Reply With Quote