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Old 10-14-2015, 08:02 PM   #49 (permalink)
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From fluid mechanics,any diverging nozzle should never have a wall angle exceeding 7-to-8-degrees,or separation/turbulence will occur.
maybe the trumpet needs a mute.

The Bocham University car is the inspiration, but it gives up a lot of interior volume. Maybe a flat truncation or box cavity with a downsized MBT that's only a fraction of the size? I was thinking it would create a channel or tributary that would gather the under-car air and suck it out the back.

Here's what I was thinking in 1995, fan powered:

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