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Originally Posted by Sven7
Do you have any pics of the car at the event?  |
I will have to check and see if I have pictures of it. I was mainly taking pictures of the 7 and 8 second quarter mile 2.0 liter turbo cars. I think the best time of the day was a 7.2 @ 174 mph! Its 60 foot was 1.2 seconds at 64 mph. I can not even imagine a car going 1-60 in less than 1.2 seconds...
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Originally Posted by HydroJim
It's mainly the people who understand cars who seem to be interested.
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That is probbaly true. Most people who modify cars to be faster can understand why areodynaic can help. Then they see the benifit in how people can eco mod their cars to get better fuel economy out of them.
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Originally Posted by NickelB NL
Thats "cool". I bet that when you tell those guys that it also makes the cars faster they would also do it to their cars. Maybe gain a couple tenths. If you use 15% less energy what would 600 700 hp gain? I know the percentage would be less
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Some of them already know that. I saw many cars with their side mirrors removed and blocked off. Several cars sported partial or full grill blocks and other areo mods. Meanwhile others ran without front bumpers and probably hurt them a couple 10ths of a second...
One areo mod I do not see on here yet are 6-10 large 3 to 4 inch holes being drilled in the rear bumper cover. I know in our world having a full belly pan and or boat tail is ideal, but this might be benifitial too. I was told the rear bumper to many cars act as a parachute, traps air, and creates drag. I would guess it is a cheap way to let air escape or flow through the rear bumper.