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Old 04-07-2015, 05:19 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
*The 'Template' doesn't produce lift,so in affect,the spoiler would be a solution for a problem we didn't have.
*The spoiler,extended,wouldn't really cut drag unless it was boxed in all around (box cavity).
*With a 10-degree diffuser up-slope,the flow would be detached and low pressure would migrate under the diffuser,which behind the rear axle,could induce a pitching moment which might lift the nose.
*Might be better to stick with 2.5-degrees,to 4-degrees,depending on where the diffuser originates,just to be safe.
I meant the Bonneville spoiler causing lift. I misread a post is why I said that it would cause lift

I'll PM you about a design I have in mind for a boxed in spoiler.

I'm not sure why I put 10* for the diffuser I'll follow the 2.5*-4* when I build it.

What is your take on active suspension systems in the near future?
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