Aerodynamics of a bug

[ericglooker]

[QUOTE=chigger]
"A rear spoiler is a necessity also to break the rear lift. It doesn't have to be very big. The angle is important. It and the underbody difusers output should create a defined flow much like using sheet metal. If drawn it would look like a pointed tail coming off the rear of the car. The spoiler can also be used to pump a wing. In order to work properly the wing must be positioned over the ground with no car parts under it and as low as possible. This would look quite weird and work very well, maybe to well as it might lift the front end. Raising the wing until the airflow from the spoiler flows below the wing would pump the wing and perhaps create the same effect."

What if you replaced the rear bumper with a spoiler this way it would use the air comming over top of the car and also the air from under the car. and not only would it work well and wouldnt look retarted and ricer like those huge wings do. (my 2 cents)

[bow]

i say put a scoop under the car and make it an air conditioner and it would spoil the air under the car also look for pic's of the under part of lambo's

[Uber Affe]

Originally Posted by bow

i say put a scoop under the car and make it an air conditioner and it would spoil the air under the car also look for pic's of the under part of lambo's

That sounds great in theory, but I had a leak in the seam of my right front floor panel that used to leak and gurgle water like a babling brook when I hiy a puddle and it was quite high off the ground as y suspension was stock.
I'ts raining cats and dogs right now and I guarantee the H2O would fill up like a jet in a jacuzzi w/ an intake underneath...EVEN with some kinda trap on it.

[bow]

put a flap to release the water on days it is raining

[thelazerviking]

thelazerviking Research and Design team presents...






tada.


no fancy spoilers venturis diffusers wahtever the hell.

instead of your fenders being restrictive they can be used for downforce.

....and a duct to cool the brakes off and help air flow can also be incorporated into the green area.

you can reverse the whole thing for the back of the front fender to create better airflow and vent out that fender too indstead of those louver ideas and junk tghat probably won't work so well



stop trying so hard.

[LOAF]

Lazer..

Where in NJ are you.. it is great to know that there is someone else from NJ..

Alex

[beetle1303]

something I was thinking of doing is shown in the pics below. I know the pics are from a 911 rsr, but the basic idea is the same. In order to take things to the next level I would like to have an inner fender, as the cars have positioned in front of the wheel (looking the car from below). This would minimize air turbulance above the fake bottom in front of wheel

Any comments are welcome

Chris

[beetle1303]

Originally Posted by thelazerviking

you can reverse the whole thing for the back of the front fender to create better airflow and vent out that fender too indstead of those louver ideas and junk tghat probably won't work so well

I was thinking of making the front wings as the 935 K3 car. Flat on top following the curve of the front (side view) merging to the front quarter panels (where the 1303 has the fat trim piece) and being open (view from the back)

Chris

[thelazerviking]

the bug is like a giant airfoil, especially with it's flat bottom. put a front spoiler on it and lower the car then instead of high pressure under the car it should be a lower pressure. i think the reason the rear end feels so light at high speeds is because of how rounded out the back end it, there's probably a very great area of low pressure there, pulling the rear end up. if the front is lower than the rear that should help keep the rear end down too because it creates low pressure in the rear of the car, that's basically what a spoiler does though. check out how airplane winds work with airfoils.