I made front tire spats for my NB. I wanted to see if covering more of the front tire would reduce drag. I don't run a splitter.
I took a trip to Miami with them on, and took them off for the return trip home. Each drive began with a full tank. The drive with the spats on cost me 1.5mpg, and the front end tended to yaw more. Interestingly enough, I did notice a change in wind noise by the A pillar. It seemed quieter. Being that spats are pretty much a flat wall for air to move around, they're not very efficient. If you're looking for downforce, it can be implemented well into a splitter to cause the air to stagnate and produce more pressure on the corners of your splitter, but I wouldn't use large ones. |
Originally Posted by vintagerust
(Post 1505595)
I took a trip to Miami with them on, and took them off for the return trip home.
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Class rules likely don't permit a larger front splitter in Tims case.
The Australian (CAMS) regulations for a lot of sports car categories are painfully archaic and reward the cashed up engine builders more than any kind of home ingenuity/diy aero work. |
Vintage, I appreciate your efforts but there are too many variables unaccounted for in your test. Not the least of which would be direction and speed of prevailing winds on both trips. Being in Florida we commonly have a seven to ten mile an hour breeze and directions and intensities change as the afternoon seabreeze interacts with the prevailing winds.
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Vegas splitter for Super Lap
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How steep is the angle on the splitter tunnels?
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Originally Posted by Supe
(Post 1505692)
How steep is the angle on the splitter tunnels?
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Since I in the middle of nowhere my material selection is kinda limited. I have found no honeycomb panels but I did find this aluminum/plastic/aluminum sandwich panel. it is RIGID and I suspect it will stand up to both the elements and track abuse. But how heavy are the plywood splitters so I have some kind of a reference point?
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...66aa8e1662.jpg |
^ I would not use DiBond for a splitter.
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just out of curiousity. why? a little reasoning helps get my mind off it :)
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Originally Posted by Blackbird
(Post 1505724)
^ I would not use DiBond for a splitter.
There are sign supply companies that will ship Alumalite. One option for folks not near major urban areas is to see if any other local racers want to share shipping costs for a few 4x8's of 10mm for splitters. |
Yeah. Dibond us great for certain things, but not a splitter. It will deform. You want alumalite. Generally, the type of store that sells Dibond sells or can get you alumalite.
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thanks for the explanation. I knew it was on the heavier side which is why I asked about the plywood splitters.
But I'm in Iceland so shipping for something like this will be ridiculous. I'll keep looking for suitable materials. |
I assume plywood is not too hard to come by in Iceland, so why not use that?
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It'll be a last resort. Very wet weathers here have me leaning on synthetic materials. But I'll go that route if I must
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Originally Posted by G3ML1NGZ
(Post 1505739)
It'll be a last resort. Very wet weathers here have me leaning on synthetic materials. But I'll go that route if I must
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Originally Posted by G3ML1NGZ
(Post 1505721)
But how heavy are the plywood splitters so I have some kind of a reference point?
It seems that Young Modulus is hard to come by for most materials so it is always worth asking. Emilio, Ryan and Moti have experimented so much you can almost guarantee they have tried it. |
Originally Posted by rrjwilson
(Post 1506236)
I set out to try and build a compendium of such information a while back it has been viewed but only commented on by me. See here
It seems that Young Modulus is hard to come by for most materials so it is always worth asking. Emilio, Ryan and Moti have experimented so much you can almost guarantee they have tried it. |
RRJWilson that list is well appreciated. poscat :)
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Originally Posted by G3ML1NGZ
(Post 1505739)
It'll be a last resort. Very wet weathers here have me leaning on synthetic materials. But I'll go that route if I must
Boat plywood impregnated with epoxy resin is super tough, and resists weather very well. |
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