[DeTomaso] Has anyone researched hood vent designs?

[Larry Stock]

YES ROD, just to create enough turbulence to keep the lift off the tail end,
That is also why I developed a rear defuser under the Pantera. With a 3.2
R&P I did run up to 200 MPH with complete aero stability.

With the stock GTS fiberglass front Spoiler I remember doing my best to
straddle the Hwy 318 SilverState centerline badly at 155 MPH MAX, so I
developed the race lip GT4 style Air Dam with up to 500 pounds of downforce
designed into it and then added a lower wing under it. Good for 200+
Larry

From:  Rod Kunishige <rkunishige at hotmail.com>
Date:  Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 12:43 PM
To:  Larry Stock <Larrys at PanteraParts.com>, Chuck and Linda Huber
<lindahuber at cox.net>, 'Julian Kift' <julian_kift at hotmail.com>, 'James coyne'
<tecnosound at hotmail.com>, "scottcouchman at yahoo.com"
<scottcouchman at yahoo.com>, "detomaso at server.detomasolist.com"
<detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>, 'Ken Green' <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
Subject:  Re: [DeTomaso] Has anyone researched hood vent designs?

Is this why you had 5-6" rear spoiler years ago?
Rod

From: Larry Stock <larrys at panteraparts.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
12:35  
 
Understood Chuck, and at about 180 MPH the rear of the Pantera will lift
off due this effect but not the front because of the downward pressure
from the frontal hood area. An aluminum front hood will actually collapse
inward at about the same speed.
Larry



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   YES ROD, just to create enough turbulence to keep the lift off the tail
   end, That is also why I developed a rear defuser under the Pantera.
   With a 3.2 R&P I did run up to 200 MPH with complete aero stability.

   With the stock GTS fiberglass front Spoiler I remember doing my best to
   straddle the Hwy 318 SilverState centerline badly at 155 MPH MAX, so I
   developed the race lip GT4 style Air Dam with up to 500 pounds of
   downforce designed into it and then added a lower wing under it. Good
   for 200+

   Larry

   From: Rod Kunishige <[1]rkunishige at hotmail.com>
   Date: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 12:43 PM
   To: Larry Stock <[2]Larrys at PanteraParts.com>, Chuck and Linda Huber
   <[3]lindahuber at cox.net>, 'Julian Kift' <[4]julian_kift at hotmail.com>,
   'James coyne' <[5]tecnosound at hotmail.com>, "[6]scottcouchman at yahoo.com"
   <[7]scottcouchman at yahoo.com>, "[8]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com"
   <[9]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>, 'Ken Green'
   <[10]kenn_green at yahoo.com>
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Has anyone researched hood vent designs?

   Is this why you had 5-6" rear spoiler years ago?
   Rod
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Larry Stock <[11]larrys at panteraparts.com> Sent: Wednesday, August
   3, 2016 12:35

   Understood Chuck, and at about 180 MPH the rear of the Pantera will
   lift
   off due this effect but not the front because of the downward pressure
   from the frontal hood area. An aluminum front hood will actually
   collapse
   inward at about the same speed.
   Larry

References

   1. mailto:rkunishige at hotmail.com
   2. mailto:Larrys at PanteraParts.com
   3. mailto:lindahuber at cox.net
   4. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
   5. mailto:tecnosound at hotmail.com
   6. mailto:scottcouchman at yahoo.com
   7. mailto:scottcouchman at yahoo.com
   8. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   9. mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
  10. mailto:kenn_green at yahoo.com
  11. mailto:larrys at panteraparts.com