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Aerodynamics
03-21-2023, 04:48 PM
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Rear Air Curtains from KIA?
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Allows the Aerodynamicists to slightly boat tail...
Allows the Aerodynamicists to slightly boat tail the rear of the car while also letting Styling have what they want with the buttress c-pillar element. Styling and Aero can often be at odds. How it...
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Aerodynamics
06-10-2021, 10:13 AM
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SIEMENS CFD quickie Cd 0.19
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woodstock74
And zero flow-through? I'm of the understanding...
And zero flow-through? I'm of the understanding that even EVs need some level of cooling?
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Aerodynamics
01-12-2021, 04:44 PM
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Aerodynamic modifications to a 2007 Camry SE
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woodstock74
Providing a reliable stream of air for the brakes...
Providing a reliable stream of air for the brakes is as close to an answer as I've determined. Though they seem so ham-fisted. Interesting the current Toyota-crop isn't using them...
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Aerodynamics
12-10-2020, 09:20 PM
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Tufts
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woodstock74
Yes, oil can be problematic because once you stop...
Yes, oil can be problematic because once you stop forward motion gravity takes hold. That's the beauty of flow-viz solutions; the carrier liquids are ratio'd to evaporate leaving the tempera paint...
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Aerodynamics
12-10-2020, 06:16 PM
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Tufts
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We needed a quick validation of where the vortex...
We needed a quick validation of where the vortex that was shedding off the barge board was indeed going, so we whipped out the tufts. These are particularly long and we also had a...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
12-10-2020, 05:06 PM
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2017 Toyota Corolla LLE aero mods
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woodstock74
Some general catch up from about a year ago: ...
Some general catch up from about a year ago:
So in the rad inlet just below the Toyota badge I noticed it was blanked, but only half blanked:
...
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Aerodynamics
12-09-2020, 06:07 PM
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A pillar guides
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woodstock74
For what it's worth, Aerodyn only spins the...
For what it's worth, Aerodyn only spins the wheels, there is no moving belt underneath the car. They manage undercar flow via a suction platten.
Windshear has the full simulation with the entire...
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Aerodynamics
12-09-2020, 11:04 AM
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2017 Toyota Corolla LLE aero mods
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7,335
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woodstock74
Just a touch base. Back in November of last year...
Just a touch base. Back in November of last year I was rear ended. Car was damaged and subsequently repaired by January 2020 and all was well with the world. And then Covid happened. That put...
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Aerodynamics
07-31-2019, 11:21 PM
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BMW i3 - Low Hanging Fruit (improving aerodynamics)
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Yoshi has 50+ years in wind tunnel development. ...
Yoshi has 50+ years in wind tunnel development. He's one of the automotive scale wind tunnel testing pioneers. He built NPTi's rolling road scale wind tunnel from nothing (starting in the very late...
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Aerodynamics
07-30-2019, 02:45 PM
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BMW i3 - Low Hanging Fruit (improving aerodynamics)
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woodstock74
Noted aerodynamicist Yoshi Suzuka (father of...
Noted aerodynamicist Yoshi Suzuka (father of Nissan's IMSA GTP and All-Japan race cars) was at one time attempting to market a desktop wind tunnel. He did a lot of work sourcing scales and...
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EcoModding Central
07-25-2019, 09:33 PM
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Showcase for Wheel Discs
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18,052
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woodstock74
So I've done this on two vehicles, 2009 Nissan...
So I've done this on two vehicles, 2009 Nissan Versa:
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Ecomods/2012-08-27%2019.41.43.jpg
These showed a documented 2.3% gain in MPG measured over 5500 miles.
...
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Aerodynamics
07-24-2019, 11:54 AM
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Lowest drag side mirrors
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23,390
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woodstock74
One motivator I believe to door mounting is...
One motivator I believe to door mounting is reducing the aeroacoustic noise. Here's a video on the Ford Mustang where they discuss just that:
https://youtu.be/P_6eyd587N8?t=144
The...
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Aerodynamics
07-21-2019, 01:48 PM
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2017 Toyota Corolla LLE aero mods
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woodstock74
So some updates. The front underfloor on the...
So some updates. The front underfloor on the Corolla LE looked like this:
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Ecomods/ToyotaCorolla/20190428_202358.jpg
Two things, I removed the center tow hook...
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Aerodynamics
07-20-2019, 12:59 PM
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2017 Toyota Corolla LLE aero mods
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woodstock74
Perhaps? One Aero here at work indicated that...
Perhaps? One Aero here at work indicated that might be the case; brake cooling. The region ahead of the spat is a concavity and I've templated a small plate that covers over it providing a much...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
07-20-2019, 10:59 AM
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2017 Toyota Corolla LLE aero mods
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7,335
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woodstock74
Reading is fundamental in this day and age... ...
Reading is fundamental in this day and age...
I've asked a question about the design intent of the tire spats. They help reduce drag and are quite effective in their simplicity vs. productivity...
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Aerodynamics
07-19-2019, 06:20 PM
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2017 Toyota Corolla LLE aero mods
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7,335
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woodstock74
Still plugging away, added a few things that I'll...
Still plugging away, added a few things that I'll detail later, but been wondering if anyone knows Toyota's philosophy behind their front wheel spats? With the open, but framed, inboard section? ...
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Aerodynamics
05-29-2019, 01:15 PM
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Vortex generators in diffusers
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woodstock74
Have worked for better than 20 years in...
Have worked for better than 20 years in motorsports aerodynamics and, while a blanket statement, in the world of the wide-eyed, you'd do well to steer away from racing aerodynamics as the road car is...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
05-23-2019, 08:13 PM
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Vortex generators in diffusers
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woodstock74
The primary purpose of strakes in an LMP1...
The primary purpose of strakes in an LMP1 diffuser is to segregate the flow fields considering the relatively dirty flow outboard near the spinning rear wheel. The secondary function is to generate...
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Aerodynamics
04-29-2019, 09:09 PM
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2017 Toyota Corolla LLE aero mods
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7,335
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woodstock74
My spoiler showed up, $37, though I haven't...
My spoiler showed up, $37, though I haven't mounted it yet:
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Ecomods/ToyotaCorolla/20190428_202010.jpg
...
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Aerodynamics
04-29-2019, 08:17 PM
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Tesla 3 aero update kit
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2,333
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woodstock74
Tesla 3 aero update kit
Saw this first thing this morning. Thought there might be some interest here:
https://electrek.co/2019/03/13/tesla-model-3-mods-drag-efficiency-range-unplugged-performance/
Forum:
Aerodynamics
04-10-2019, 05:27 PM
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69
Dodge Dart Aero mods
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25,101
Posted By
woodstock74
Stiffener, perhaps. But what if the low-pressure...
Stiffener, perhaps. But what if the low-pressure draw of the wheel well and the spinning wheel wasn't deemed to be enough of a draw? Would they augment that draw?
Forum:
Aerodynamics
04-07-2019, 06:07 PM
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Dodge Dart Aero mods
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25,101
Posted By
woodstock74
So done some investigating, tracing the route of...
So done some investigating, tracing the route of the airflow after it goes through the radiator on my car. I've long suspected the exit route is out the front wheel wells; the front underfloor of...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
03-28-2019, 06:52 AM
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69
Dodge Dart Aero mods
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25,101
Posted By
woodstock74
Thanks. I had some CF/fiberglass sheet that...
Thanks.
I had some CF/fiberglass sheet that I used. It was warped and not fit for anything else so I put it to good use.
Forum:
Aerodynamics
03-27-2019, 10:07 PM
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69
Dodge Dart Aero mods
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25,101
Posted By
woodstock74
Yes, floating nut plate to get access to the...
Yes, floating nut plate to get access to the valve stem.
Oh, it's just a rattle can job!
Forum:
Aerodynamics
03-27-2019, 08:45 PM
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69
Dodge Dart Aero mods
Views:
25,101
Posted By
woodstock74
Finished product. This took entirely too long, ...
Finished product. This took entirely too long, but the weather and my painting skills conspired against me!
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/Ecomods/20190327_193516.jpg
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