Narrow highway looking ish rubber?
Fiberglass panels?
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The exterior of the Rocket Ranger is nearly identical to that of a stock, 2002 Ford Ranger. Indeed, to compete in the SCTA/BNI-sanctioned Modified Mid/Mini Pickup class, a vehicle must be unaltered in height, length and width; the body panels must be mounted in their original relationship to each other and the pickup bed must be fully stock and original. In the case of the Rocket Ranger, even the bed's tonneau cover is stock and available to customers.
don't see one.
Huh? wonder why they went with the Edge? you'd think the torsion bar brackets would hang down into the air on the bottom. Unless they painted everything, but i think they wasted money on painting the bumpers and Fender flares then.
Oh Fx, lose the fender flares, i'm sure that could help cut down on aero.
Running different sized wheels to generate downforce might be fine on a high speed run, but it will only increase drag in a fuel economy setting. Lowest drag should be achieved at an angle of attack of ~0.
I think an aerocap for the bed would be the most beneficial addition...I wonder why the rocket ranger didn't use one? All the other mods seem worthwhile (except the V8...).
don't see one.
Huh? wonder why they went with the Edge? you'd think the torsion bar brackets would hang down into the air on the bottom. Unless they painted everything, but i think they wasted money on painting the bumpers and Fender flares then.
Oh Fx, lose the fender flares, i'm sure that could help cut down on aero.
Looks like an edge but doubt it has much edge left.. and I plan to get rid of the flares..
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Originally Posted by LostCause
Running different sized wheels to generate downforce might be fine on a high speed run, but it will only increase drag in a fuel economy setting. Lowest drag should be achieved at an angle of attack of ~0.
I think an aerocap for the bed would be the most beneficial addition...I wonder why the rocket ranger didn't use one? All the other mods seem worthwhile (except the V8...).
- LostCause
So a level truck is best? no rake?
I might make an aerocap during the summer, looks simple enough..
Aero articles I've seen indicate a slight nose-down attitude to be beneficial for Cd.
It might be beneficial to the Cd, though nothing I've read comes back to mind in this regard, but it's detrimental to frontal area, not that it matters considering the air dams they tend to stick in front anyway.
I think an aerocap for the bed would be the most beneficial addition...I wonder why the rocket ranger didn't use one? All the other mods seem worthwhile (except the V8...).
- LostCause
Bondo (Brett) mentioned somewhere that the aero cap creates a lot of lift, which would be very bad at the speeds these trucks go. This is what happens with lift at 200mph:
Bondo (Brett) mentioned somewhere that the aero cap creates a lot of lift, which would be very bad at the speeds these trucks go. This is what happens with lift at 200mph:
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