noeryan -
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Originally Posted by noeryan
Do you know where the airflow separates on your vehicle? They placed them slightly forward of this region to retard the separation. If you don't test for the separation point and place the VGs too far forward of the point, they will only cause more drag because the vortices aren't doing their job. The VGs create drag while creating vortices. And if you place them behind the separation point you aren't doing anything but adding weight to your vehicle.
I don't want to come off rude. I'm sorry. Aerodynamics is a passion of mine. I want to share it with everyone!  |
Welcome to EM! You might have fun with this program. It doesn't claim to be a hard-core calculation engine, but we have had fun wth it :
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ator-3709.html
I have Airtabs, but I can't claim they are more than aero-bling :
Where to buy vortex generator fins?
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Originally Posted by cfg83
NeilBlanchard -
I have Airtabs. I was worried that I wouldn't like the aesthetics either, so I made them reversible. I used business card magnets :
Then I put a strategic Neodymium magnet in the interior volume :
I haven't lost one since I installed them in March. I only take them off if I am going to wash the car. If I do lose any/all of them, I will probably get more and make them permanent because now I "like" the look.
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NeilBlanchard -
(is asking me about MPG improvements ...)
Ahhh, I can't prove a thing,  . ... Here is what they look like (I still need to add some below the window, just lazy as usual) :
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CarloSW2