11-03-2015, 03:04 PM
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He was going off-topic in a fog-light mounting thread, nearly as I can tell.
The three parts tested were the stock vent, the one with the added spoiler and one with a wickerbill. The one in the middle (that I reposted) had the reversed flow.
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11-03-2015, 05:17 PM
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Did you read the part about him doing a video of the tuft test ?
Was this supposed to be a driving test ? I guess not.
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11-03-2015, 10:24 PM
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There may be a video if someone cares to go looking for it.
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11-07-2015, 09:11 AM
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One of my favorites, 1952 Buick Riviera " Bombshell Betty " at speed .
Is it just me, or does the dust seem to be angled downward at just the right angle ?
It would appear that despite the lack of any rear glass, and overly rounded rear, the car has some good flow back there.
I would have guessed that the separation line on the trunk / boot would have been much higher.
Here is an image which shows the missing glass at the rear of the car : 
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11-07-2015, 11:44 AM
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Just speculation, but would you guys think that the lack of a back window causes a low pressure zone at the rear of the car, and that this is causing the airflow to conform to the ideal shape ?
Here is a really low res image I found on his Fbook site that shows more of the wake.
I enhanced it for clarity, and you can see how good the flow is back there : 
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11-07-2015, 02:41 PM
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One of my favorites, too. I've stood right next to it.
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11-07-2015, 03:17 PM
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Bombshell Betty
In the 'at-speed' image,I'm seeing a reflection from a backlight which doesn't show in the other photo.
As far as the separation line goes,I suspect that the tangent angle at that location is very close to 22-degrees.
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11-08-2015, 03:28 AM
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If so. then there is another one above thw windshield header.
I think the low separation results from the side skirts and de-fuss-er doing a good job.
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11-09-2015, 12:38 PM
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It would appear that despite the lack of any rear glass, and overly rounded rear, the car has some good flow back there.
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I think your are right in both of your posts.
It's acting like a half bed pick-up truck tonneau cover.
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11-09-2015, 01:39 PM
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