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Old 02-01-2010, 04:05 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Thanks for the diagram! I'll do some measurements and find out where I'd be on the chart. Also, my diffuser is rounded, and Hucho is showing a linear diffuser, so that adds to the complications here. Looks like my diffuser is far from optimal. Back to the drawing board!

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Old 02-09-2010, 07:11 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Mileage failure. Mechanical or undertray design issue?

After driving through another tank, the difference with the completed undertray and diffuser, and driving 10 MPH slower on the highway, only showed a 1 MPG difference, which is within a margin of error.

Needless to say, this is very dissapointing.

At first, I thought this may be due to some kind of mechanical issue. When attempting to inspect my catylitic converter (since it is 18 years old), I noticed water pouring from the air hoses. I'm wondering if it is partially corroded on the inside, and may need replacing.

However, after a more critical inspection of the undertray, I've found a place that is most likely catching air and creating drag. The bolts had loosened up somewhat, so I retightened them and did my best to seal off that area.

We'll see what happens with the next tank, whether the issue is mechanical or aerodynamic. Any advice would he helpful.
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Old 02-09-2010, 07:21 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Question: Did you add your mods all at once or one and test, one and test?
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Old 02-09-2010, 07:45 PM   #15 (permalink)
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how about some pictures of your pan, cant diagnose what we cant see.
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Old 02-09-2010, 08:24 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Somebody else had a similar issue with a partial bellypan. They made a big parachute from the rear bumper to the rear axle.
Send pictures please.
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Old 02-09-2010, 09:24 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Here's the thread: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ign-12096.html

Also, another photo: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y93.../Undertray.jpg

I didn't take a picture of the new modification, though. I know the pictures are low-quality. I don't have a camera yet, and it's from a cell phone.

Stone: Mostly one by one. Between my last 2 tanks, the only changes were the rear panel of the undertray and driving slower. I can't remember what my figures were with the front panel only, then with the middle panels. I didn't record those, since I forgot to write down the odometer reading/needle position/how much gas when I filled up.
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Well, my suggestion would be to take your last mod back off and see what happens.

And I don't really have much first-hand aero knowledge so take this for what it's worth, but it looks to me like the front undertray guides air under the car, rather than around it, and since you don't have a full belly pan, it looks like the lip of the rear pan would catch the air going under the car.

Instead, might I suggest a front air dam like this (although maybe not QUITE so radical):




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Old 02-10-2010, 12:27 AM   #20 (permalink)
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Thanks for the info. I've been rolling an idea for an air dam around in my head for a while, but I haven't gotten to the point of building it. From what I've read, an air dam/undertray combination is more effective than either one alone, correct?

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