So when you say "bend down".... in essence... it has more to do with making it
go lower, than to change the shape, right? Since a tech-pass was your main
issue, it was more about having it not appear to hang very low during a tech
check?
I could see how that might still apply for racing, but also, on the street...
it would be great that there's more clearance at low speed, in the city, etc...
and that it would lower itself when on the highway at high speed. Trick.
--Justin
"R. Kastner" wrote:
> Some reduction of drag but at the higher s[peeds you need more covering of
> the area but the MAIN thing was to pass tech.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>
> To: "FOT" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 8:49 AM
> Subject: RE: TR4 front spoiler vs. air dam?
>
> > Kas,
> >
> > What is the reason for designing the spoiler to allow it to bend up and
> down
> > rather than just to remain down? Reduction of drag at lower speeds?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: R. Kastner [mailto:kaskas@earthlink.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 11:10 AM
> > To: Roger Beasley; R. John Lye; BOB KRAMER; FOT
> > Subject: Re: TR4 front spoiler vs. air dam?
> >
> >
> > The last spoilers I did for the TR-6 and the GT-6 were tested several
> times
> > with various fiberglass layups so that the thickness allowed the spoiler
> to
> > bend down as the speed increased. This really controlled the nose lift,
> the
> > cooling and allowed entry speeds higher as there was no initial understeer
> > from the "lightness" as Bill encountered. We did a lot of the work right
> out
> > on the freeway in the late evening on a stocker paced by another car
> > watching the trial. It was pretty effective. Kas
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Roger Beasley" <beeline@iline.com>
> > To: "R. John Lye" <rjl6n@cstone.net>; "BOB KRAMER" <rgk@flash.net>; "FOT"
> > <fot@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 6:50 PM
> > Subject: RE: TR4 front spoiler vs. air dam?
> >
> >
> > > Bob and FOT,
> > >
> > > The negative pressure created by a front spoiler can also greatly
> improve
> > > the airflow through the radiator. A very small spoiler of about 2"
> depth
> > > extending the width of the radiator opening at the leading edge of the
> > > bottom of the radiator kept my TR4 at about 190 degrees on the hottest
> > > Florida race days.
> > >
> > > Roger Beasley
> > > Cape Coral, Fl
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net]On
> > > Behalf Of R. John Lye
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 8:24 PM
> > > To: BOB KRAMER; FOT
> > > Subject: Re: TR4 front spoiler vs. air dam?
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Bob,
> > >
> > > At 08:55 PM 4/2/01 -0500, BOB KRAMER wrote:
> > > >Is there any benefit to using a spoiler like the 73+ TR6 unit, or
> > > >an air dam at these speeds?
> > >
> > > It sure seemed to make a difference when we put one on
> > > Chip Bond's car.
> > >
> > >
> > > R. John Lye
> > >
> > > rjl@gt-classics.com
> > > http://www.gt-classics.com/
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