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Old 11-17-2009, 02:50 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Shelf Spoiler ...

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What do you think of this (Ikea? ) shelf-spoiler? :



It *appears* to be about 14.7 degrees from rear-window top to the end of the shelf, which would be good for aero (right!?!?!?).

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Old 11-17-2009, 02:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I have envisioned a much nicer looking version of this many times...
maybe he's an aero savant.
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Old 11-17-2009, 10:48 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Of course I can't find a pic now but I remember browsing through a Corvette parts catalog back in the early 80's they had a rear wing that had two little indents so you could set your drink down near the outside corners. LOL Wish I could find that picture.
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Of course I can't find a pic now but I remember browsing through a Corvette parts catalog back in the early 80's they had a rear wing that had two little indents so you could set your drink down near the outside corners. LOL Wish I could find that picture.
Did it look anything like this one?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67...tuff/wing2.jpg
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Old 11-17-2009, 12:05 PM   #5 (permalink)
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OMG that is soooo cooool! You can see it's a trick pic from the safety pucks(?) he put between the legs and the paint.

He should have done more typical pictures "in the world" for laughs.

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I thought that shelf was for downforce, to keep the trunk from opening while driving?
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shelf

I like them.They push the body closer to the streamline flow pathway.
The car pictured could also use a shelf mid-way up the backlight and also extending back until it intersected the imaginary streamline flow pathway.Like Ford kinda did with the Sierra concept and Merkur XR4Ti.
They create the locked-vortex that the outer flow skips over as if it were a solid surface.
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What about a little lip spoiler on the roof? Would that do anything or just look goofy?

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