matt3383

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Not sure if this is a good place for the post but meh lets see hehe.

I had one of those huh what if thoughts pop in the old noodle. Corvettes have a ton of plastic under body covers to help with drag i believe is the term. Us camaro firebird guys have no such thing hehe.

Anyone have any thoughts on the what if this was done to a camaro/firebird? Im not sure if the added weight could justify doing it for just 1/4 mile racing. Im sure road racing could see some benefits... Has anyone ever tried to make the under side of their car like a corvette?

ROCNDAV

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I wondered the same thing after being under the ex wifes MBZ.

matt3383

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Yeah im not sure how much more aerodynamic our cars car get. I mean they put it on the vette for a reason hehe.

Demonicbird00

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heres what i did/do

tape on the nose


this allows any air to escape from the rear bumper area. the liscense plate is on a hinge


small diffuser i made, so that the rear bumper dont act like a parachute.



also added these 4 holes to the left and right of the plate for air as well



-brandon

***side note****

NO i havent done back to back testing w/ the tape on/off the nose

Demonicbird00

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ive also thought about trying to make a multi piece belly pan to help flaten out the bottom, but it would be to time consuming imo

SlickVert

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Any back to back testing results?

dlove

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I would think the holes in the rear bumper would cause a vacuum and cause more air to pulled up into that area.

I run a rear undertray like you but without the holes.

Tainted

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i thought up a really good idea some time ago.

A flat underbody helps air travel smoothly and keeps it moving fast without creating to much lift or drag being caught on **** like our gas tanks. (correct me if im wrong im not a aerodynamic engineer)

So I thought what if you bought a very large rectangular piece of sheet metal (very thin piece) and found stock mounting points and holes and make a template to cover up any gaps. However you would have to have some gaps to let hot air and other things escape. I think the biggest area of concern is the rear section.

WarShrike

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The venting could be done by using louvers that would be open facing the rear. This would help pull that air out.

Demonicbird00

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refer back to my post w/ the pics, under my name i said i dont have back to back testing.

also i would think these little things are helping as i am gaining anywhere between 26-30mph on the back half and have trapped a best of 127.43 might work or might not jmo

-brandon

studderin

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...?highlight=pan


https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...t=Aerodynamics

https://ls1tech.com/forums/racers-lo...odynamics.html