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Re: front bumber, Yes of No

To: pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com, dwramsey@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Re: front bumber, Yes of No
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:30:34 -0800 (PST)
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
David,

I'll have to keep that in mind, the next time I get my car up to 100mph ;-> LOL

 - Bryan
 


>To: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
>Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: front bumber, Yes of No
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>I think you are all missing the point of having a front bumper!  It is not
>to protect you in a crash or to hold your licence plate.  What it really
>does is act as an air dam to stop the lifting that the front end of the
>bug-i is famous for at speeds over 100 mph.  If you look at a bug-i from the
>side in the front it looks like a airplane wing at speed this causes lift in
>the front end.  The bumper breaks up this wing effect and works like an air
>dam.  If you don't believe me just try it both with and without one.
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>Some really serious bovine output going on here!
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