Do you vette guys do the !side molding?
Originally Posted by SVT BAIT
whats the safest way to take it off without ruining ur paint?
getting a heat gun works very well too.
Originally Posted by SVT BAIT
went to friends body shop but he said he was scared the paint would come off witht the heat gun?
nah the BSM's are applied after the car is painted. you have full paint/clear underneat the BSM's. just use some 3M adhesive remover if your scared of the heat gun. either works and works quite well.
Originally Posted by Blackboosted2
When I first got my car I wished it didn't have the molding. Now, when I see a Vette without it, it looks funny. I think it makes the car looks like a lesser trim model or something (even though it's just a plastic strip). I will be leaving mine, but it really is up to each person's own opinion.
Originally Posted by SilveradoSS500
I just took mine off also but I like it both ways!!!
even though I think it looks cleaner without it I think yours looks better with it I guess its the color that determines the faith of the bsm
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From: Tennessee
Originally Posted by pakisho
That stuff actually adds some downforce at very high speeds. Shifting out of fifth at 6600rpm with the boot still in it, I need all the help I can get. 
So they stay on.
So they stay on.NO way BSMs add downforce. They are added by the factory to protect the door panels form dings. That is all.
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From: Tennessee
Originally Posted by pakisho
Nope, they do add some downforce, but at very high speeds, high enough that its inconsequential for *most* people.
Originally Posted by LostCauseZ06
BSM's = gay....
with:
without:
with:
without:
This car looks sharper without. (and new goodies)
I like mine on there though. They've saved my door a couple of times.
Ive posted this before.
Mallett did preliminary studies & wind tunnel tests with Chevy at GM's wind tunnel facilities in Troy, Michigan when they were developing the WC body kits and GM's C5 Aero kit. What they noticed was a difference in rear end lift (or downforce, depending on your perspective) between cars with and without the BSM's.
They found that cars WITH BSM's had better rear downforce numbers with Aero aids and less rear end lift on cars without Aero aids.
- On further investigation it was found that the BSM's greatest advantage was to aid and improve Laminar Flow along the sides of the car. What the improved laminar flow did was prevent the spilling of air off the side of the hood at the cowl. This added downforce at the windshield.
- The improved side body Laminar Flow also reduced the amount air wrapping under the car (in front of the rear wheels and thus reduced rear end lift. Without the BSM's the reduced Laminar Flow and increased Hood Cowl spill resulted in and almost doubled the amount of air getting under the rear.
Note that the laminar flow starts to become effective around 100 MPH and increases after that.
- There is a small downforce componant of the BSM's due to their angle of attack. There is a very small but discernable positive effect above 150 MPH. Like the Laminar Flow there is probably an effect at around 100 MPH but it is very small but builds with speed.
Other things that were assumed but not measured was that the improved Laminar Flow:
- Increased air extraction of the front & rear wheel wells and
- Improved brake cooling
- Improved air extraction from functional side vents
- Improved underhood air extraction from evacuator hoods
The C5 Z does get a little light in the rear at 200mph, in my experience.
Mallett did preliminary studies & wind tunnel tests with Chevy at GM's wind tunnel facilities in Troy, Michigan when they were developing the WC body kits and GM's C5 Aero kit. What they noticed was a difference in rear end lift (or downforce, depending on your perspective) between cars with and without the BSM's.
They found that cars WITH BSM's had better rear downforce numbers with Aero aids and less rear end lift on cars without Aero aids.
- On further investigation it was found that the BSM's greatest advantage was to aid and improve Laminar Flow along the sides of the car. What the improved laminar flow did was prevent the spilling of air off the side of the hood at the cowl. This added downforce at the windshield.
- The improved side body Laminar Flow also reduced the amount air wrapping under the car (in front of the rear wheels and thus reduced rear end lift. Without the BSM's the reduced Laminar Flow and increased Hood Cowl spill resulted in and almost doubled the amount of air getting under the rear.
Note that the laminar flow starts to become effective around 100 MPH and increases after that.
- There is a small downforce componant of the BSM's due to their angle of attack. There is a very small but discernable positive effect above 150 MPH. Like the Laminar Flow there is probably an effect at around 100 MPH but it is very small but builds with speed.
Other things that were assumed but not measured was that the improved Laminar Flow:
- Increased air extraction of the front & rear wheel wells and
- Improved brake cooling
- Improved air extraction from functional side vents
- Improved underhood air extraction from evacuator hoods
The C5 Z does get a little light in the rear at 200mph, in my experience.
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Originally Posted by pakisho
Ive posted this before.
Mallett did preliminary studies & wind tunnel tests with Chevy at GM's wind tunnel facilities in Troy, Michigan when they were developing the WC body kits and GM's C5 Aero kit. What they noticed was a difference in rear end lift (or downforce, depending on your perspective) between cars with and without the BSM's.
They found that cars WITH BSM's had better rear downforce numbers with Aero aids and less rear end lift on cars without Aero aids.
- On further investigation it was found that the BSM's greatest advantage was to aid and improve Laminar Flow along the sides of the car. What the improved laminar flow did was prevent the spilling of air off the side of the hood at the cowl. This added downforce at the windshield.
- The improved side body Laminar Flow also reduced the amount air wrapping under the car (in front of the rear wheels and thus reduced rear end lift. Without the BSM's the reduced Laminar Flow and increased Hood Cowl spill resulted in and almost doubled the amount of air getting under the rear.
Note that the laminar flow starts to become effective around 100 MPH and increases after that.
- There is a small downforce componant of the BSM's due to their angle of attack. There is a very small but discernable positive effect above 150 MPH. Like the Laminar Flow there is probably an effect at around 100 MPH but it is very small but builds with speed.
Other things that were assumed but not measured was that the improved Laminar Flow:
- Increased air extraction of the front & rear wheel wells and
- Improved brake cooling
- Improved air extraction from functional side vents
- Improved underhood air extraction from evacuator hoods
The C5 Z does get a little light in the rear at 200mph, in my experience.
Mallett did preliminary studies & wind tunnel tests with Chevy at GM's wind tunnel facilities in Troy, Michigan when they were developing the WC body kits and GM's C5 Aero kit. What they noticed was a difference in rear end lift (or downforce, depending on your perspective) between cars with and without the BSM's.
They found that cars WITH BSM's had better rear downforce numbers with Aero aids and less rear end lift on cars without Aero aids.
- On further investigation it was found that the BSM's greatest advantage was to aid and improve Laminar Flow along the sides of the car. What the improved laminar flow did was prevent the spilling of air off the side of the hood at the cowl. This added downforce at the windshield.
- The improved side body Laminar Flow also reduced the amount air wrapping under the car (in front of the rear wheels and thus reduced rear end lift. Without the BSM's the reduced Laminar Flow and increased Hood Cowl spill resulted in and almost doubled the amount of air getting under the rear.
Note that the laminar flow starts to become effective around 100 MPH and increases after that.
- There is a small downforce componant of the BSM's due to their angle of attack. There is a very small but discernable positive effect above 150 MPH. Like the Laminar Flow there is probably an effect at around 100 MPH but it is very small but builds with speed.
Other things that were assumed but not measured was that the improved Laminar Flow:
- Increased air extraction of the front & rear wheel wells and
- Improved brake cooling
- Improved air extraction from functional side vents
- Improved underhood air extraction from evacuator hoods
The C5 Z does get a little light in the rear at 200mph, in my experience.
Interesting info though.
