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Originally Posted by Varn
I really can not appreciate "Hot Rod" as a source of first party aerodynamic theory.
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I mentioned it once before on another thread here, but we independently tested a couple of the suggestions from that article (lowering front, back, and total, and the massive verticle air dam), not wholeheartedly believing all of it initially, either. But as best as we could tell, it all seemed to be true (doing what they said DID improve coastdown times on our car).
They mentioned these things applying to "musclecars", and the car we were using (1971 Buick Riviera) was more that shape, too. So things might be a bit different with the later model cars that are designed with more emphasis on aerodynamics. But, as applied to "pre-aero" cars, I'm satisfied the article is right.