Well, since air is probably being forced through the rad in forward motion
it is probably raising the pressure inside the engine bay. Cut holes in the
wings and some of that pressure will probably exit through them, so the
pressure in the wells will rise a little to what it was. Whether that is
now higher or lower pressure than the footwells inside the cabin is anyone's
guess. I would have thought a hole between cabin and wheel-well would have
allowed the cabin to fill up with road dirt, rain, and with holes in the
inner wings with engine fumes, oil mist and hot air too.
----- Original Message -----
From: <CraigFaubel@aol.com>
To: <MGB-V8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 3:39 AM
Subject: wheel well aerodynamics
> I've cut out holes in my wheel wells for header egress, and wondered about
> what happens to air thru the holes at speed. Someone said they thought it
> was a low pressure zone and air exited thru the holes into the wheel wells
> while driving. Is there anyone who can point me to a second opinion or
> research or theory so I can know enough to plan for the movement? If it
does
> exit, I may use that to ventilate the foot area (outward) or plan for
supply
> vents to the carburetor, etc.
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