[DeTomaso] Possible Hood Vents

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/28/09 11:39:34 AM, dfcex at pacbell.net writes:

> I think the bigger aero problem is air coming under the car and lifting 
> the rear deck lid. Both myself and Mad Dawg have lost rear deck lids at high 
> speed. The Beast has the vents in it's fiberglass front hood. I'll soon be 
> adding a front air dam, but I still think a belly pan or louvers in a 
> (fiberglass) rear deck lid are required.
> 
Mad Dog,   Larry Stock and Jr Wilson found that BALANCING the front & rear 
aero is important. They all ran some kind of rear spoilers with front air 
dams: Jr had a wing while MD & Larry opted for NASCAR-type blades set on the 
decklid frame, below the actual decklid for more rigidity. At very high 
speeds, you can actually unload the rear tires from the lift off the back end. 
Too much at one end is still too much- J Deryke



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