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Old 09-11-2010, 11:51 PM   #13 (permalink)
dmac257
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Originally Posted by JackMcCornack View Post
> ...aero-valance on their EPCOT car,which lowered on the highway to the more shallow angle...

Why not have a scoopish dam, held up by springs, held down by air pressure? Fiddle 'till it goes down around 30 mph, comes back up at around 25?
Jack,

I kinda like that idea .. figure that at slow speeds or stop and go traffic not much pressure on front to aid in cooling flow so if dam is up pan underneath will "scoop" air into engine compartment from the space behind the dam. At speed of 25+ whatever the dam will have enough pressure on it to come down in front of the pan and backed by the pan to resist movement the air will go under the pan and to sides. I will think about this more, but it might just be over complicating a "simple" mod.

BTW wanted to thank you for your info on your web site. I posted earlier about the Dzus fasteners and link to your site in case others have not thought of them for attaching stuff they want to remove easily.

Don
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