12-03-2009, 12:16 AM
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Because I like to have control of the car at speed. Lift is the enemy of control, especially when I need to swerve out of the way of crazy drivers on I5. I've had to do that more than once...
But seriously, how is reducing lift a bad thing?
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12-03-2009, 12:18 AM
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Seriously, you are ****ing up a flagpole and have been told so several times already.
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12-03-2009, 12:28 AM
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GUYS! Help, I put aero mods on my Geo, but i'm afraid that if I go 120+ mph I may lift off. I have a picture of the mods attached.
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12-03-2009, 12:30 AM
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OK, now you are in big trouble...
Cuz you don't have a commercial pilot's license.
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12-03-2009, 12:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Lee
OK, now you are in big trouble...
Cuz you don't have a commercial pilot's license.
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The front end is still blunt, and none of the wheels are powered, so it's legal.  |
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12-03-2009, 12:41 AM
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Obviously, cars can't really take off, because the power needs contact with the ground. However, that doesn't stop them from flying from lift:
But if you're so intent on ignoring the Cl and be so narrowly focused on Cd and nothing else, I'll be laughing my ass off when you wreck on the freeway because your skinny, no-grip tires slipped when you tried to swerve. 
I'm not a drag-nazi. I'm seeking a balance between economy and performance. Just because I don't have tunnel vision doesn't mean you've got to be a jackass. |
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12-03-2009, 12:42 AM
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Did you see the part about the "217 MPH"??? 
I'm laughing my ass off right now because you don't even have a pot to pi$$ in and your big priority in life is lift on your Tempo. |
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12-03-2009, 12:46 AM
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So you mean to tell me that a crosswind didn't cause that initial event which lead to that guy's car flipping?
You plan on driving like that on the highway?
ROFL at you and your eventual Darwin Award.
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12-03-2009, 12:47 AM
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Hermie, please show me a car lifting off of the ground at 55 mph. Now show me the same car rear ending a car, because it had to swerve.
I've be waiting.
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12-03-2009, 12:49 AM
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Frank: Shows how much you know.
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