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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
I have been contemplating taking CarBEN to a wind tunnel. I know I would have to put the back doors on it, and open up the slot exhaust vents on the back, and fasten in the windshield. Oh, and I have to fit the rear wheel skirts at least.
Do I need to fiberglass the whole outside?
Where is the nearest wind tunnel that can test a full size car?
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*I'd recommend at least one layer of glass to give some tensile strength to the skin.My 1st aero shell exploded at around 60-mph without it.
*Seems like the A2 tunnel in Mooresville,North Carolina would be the nearest that you could get into.And Gary Eaker offers a discounted rate of $470/hr for the 1st 2-hours.
*DARKO is modeled after A2 and once the car is mounted in the test section it takes only 4-minutes to get Cd and lift recorded.
*You could take some time with the smoke imaging to scrutinize the flow.
