Dick,
The best aero device that the Studebakers employ is the venting of the
deck behind the rear window to underneath the car. These car used to fly
at about 180 MPH. The vent cured the problem. With that in mind, I
exhaust the cooling system air behind the rear window on our coupe. It
helps to break up a low pressure area.
Burkland's old Stude has a spoiler. It set the record in A/CC in 1978 at
255+. It has been on the Salt the last couple of years. You might want
to take a look at it.
Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC
Dick J wrote:
> I've been studying every door slammer I can find to determine the best way to
>get down force on the back of my Studebaker, and a basic question comes to
>mind. The most common method I have found is to slap a big spoiler on the
>back of the trunk lid. That positions the spoiler right in the middle of
>turbulence where the air flow has already separated from the body. Wouldn't it
>make more sense to use a smaller spoiler (maybe only 1" tall) at the top of
>the rear window where the laminar flow is still tight against the curve of the
>body?
>
> Dick J
> In East Texas
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