View Single Post
Old 02-14-2008, 05:47 PM   #23 (permalink)
3lr
EcoModding Lurker
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 17
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
venturi??

Quote:
Originally Posted by Daox View Post
Also, I have noticed that on a rainy day the back windshield stays completely dry at highway speeds.


is your rear window more sloped than your other cars
or it there a possibility that the distance of the rear spoiler to the trunk lid is carefully determined like the boundry layer (usually the lenght of both wings combined) as it provides a cushion of air that has allowed many ocean flying, out of fuel, airplanes to "coast" for many miles and make a safe terra firma landing.
perhaps in your case it creates a venturi, creating a low pressure area in front of the spoiler thus allowing air to speed up as it flows down the rear window?
__________________
1.6l NA '80 Jetta Diesel 70mpg
  Reply With Quote