Thread: Truck aero cap
View Single Post
Old 04-03-2023, 04:54 AM   #16 (permalink)
t vago
MPGuino Supporter
 
t vago's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Hungary
Posts: 1,807

iNXS - '10 Opel Zafira 111 Anniversary

Suzi - '02 Suzuki Swift GL
Thanks: 829
Thanked 708 Times in 456 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
I think you'll like mpgs and rear downforce ( reduced rear lift ) the cap provides.
'bondo' ( member Brett Herndon ) sent me a Masters Thesis from a US Navy officer, who CFD and road-tested a cap, virtually identical to what you've come up with, on his Dodge RAM 1500.
It's already a 'known quantity.'
Yep, I read that thesis from a link in this here forum... I think one of your posts, in fact! That aerocap was a lot of fun to model and construct, and it served me well for many years, up until I ended up selling the truck.
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to t vago For This Useful Post:
aerohead (04-03-2023)