Motorized decklid - can it be eliminated?
11-19-2007, 09:46 PM
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It really doesn't add any downforce...it reduces lift by spoiling the air flow.
That is why the price of admission here is worth every penny.
Lots of wisdom and experience......
11-20-2007, 12:10 AM
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+1, Brian. The body of knowledge, here, is simply amazing.
Athough ... I do find some of the
intuitive commentary highly entertaining, as well.
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I'm pulling these figures out of my you-know-what but they are definitely in the ballpark.
Good stuff, Chance.
11-20-2007, 09:10 AM
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That is why the price of admission here is worth every penny.
Lots of wisdom and experience......
Well........experience.
11-20-2007, 12:38 PM
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Isn't reducing lift equivalent to adding downforce?
11-20-2007, 12:46 PM
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at the entire system level, yes, but at the individual component level, not necessarily.
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