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Old 05-19-2017, 07:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
mercguy1951
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Aerodynamic wind noise suppression - 1951 Mercury custom



I have a 1951 Mercury custom car which I love to drive. It has a LS-1 and gets 22-23 mpg at 70 mph. However it has horrible wind noise which also means that it has a lot of drag going on.

I would like to design a removable front dam large enough to help airflow and kill some of the wind noise at the A pillar and B pillar. The B pillar is especially noisy as it has a thick post with the window indented catching air that enters the door too.

Another option: I thought "wind wings" might be the answer for the B pillar noise, so I built large Lexan wings that attached to the front of the door and extended out about 5". Even that was not enough to kill the noise on the B pillar.

Any ideas folks?
Thanks,
Brent

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