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Old 02-04-2014, 09:16 AM   #331 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Thenorm View Post
I don't know how many of these have been posted before, but I found them on another forum in one nice bunch
I've posted some of them and provided a link to Big Mike's forum, is that where you got them as well?

Car Wind Tunnel Data

Another similar:
Windtunnel photos of various cars - Miata Turbo Forum - Turbo Kitten is watching you test compression.

And another:
Downforce and Aero of various cars (cool pictures))

..............and yet another......five more after this, in foreign languages.
Downforce anyone ? - LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community

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Originally Posted by Sparkchaser View Post
I was wondering about that photoshop thing! Like how many of those photos we find online are even real wind tunnel tests!?
Are you talking about the large truck image?

That one is obviously right off the bat faked, and does not alarm me.

However I find it disturbing when such things are done too well and as an attempt to fraud the viewer.

One of the pick-up truck side views at the beginning of this thread is that way.

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