Interesting. Perhaps the shape of the body above the air dam was part of
the solution? I can't pull up the shot I wanted of your car for some reason
but is that air dam slanted at all? Good thinking to copy the NASCAR guys.
Have you been trying some lower speed trials in the winds you have been
having at home?
Wes
on 1/8/03 2:52 AM, Terry Hunt at guambomb743@msn.com wrote:
> Mayf, Dale and list, My poor computer skills are showing. I got the address
> wrong, but no harm done. I mentioned that my Studebaker went 200MPH with
> 493HP in 1998 thru 2000. In 2001, the engine was modified to make 610HP. I
> did some HP/ drag calculations and figured the car would go 215MPH. I was
> somewhat disappointed since the record was 219MPH. However, in 2001 the car
> went 227MPH. The only thing that was changed other than the engine
> combination was the airdam. I made it for $40. out of aluminum sheet metal
> and some screws. Cheap speed for sure. Since I,m not an engineer, I merely
> looked at some Winston Cup cars on TV and copied the general idea. Those
> guys spend plenty of money figuring out what works. There's been some
> discussion about cars going faster after removing airdams, but in my case I
> went faster. Terry Hunt, Guam Bomb, #743.
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