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02-17-2012, 07:02 PM | #1 | |
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Cutting down air drag?
I've heard of a few techniques to cut down drag with painter's tape, does anyone have anything to add to this like spots to add this to and how much? I tried taping gaps like front bumper and fender area and the sunroof. It made maybe a 10th of second of difference in my lap time. Am I doing it wrong? Or is tape really that minor? and how do you know where to tape on the front bumper mesh? BTW Please show diagrams or a picture
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03-28-2012, 11:11 PM | #2 | |
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anyone anyone? any nascar techs?
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03-29-2012, 07:12 AM | #3 |
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To build on your quoted analogy, taping up gaps is like sticking your finger up a girls bum, if you're getting an exta 10th of a second pleasure, you're doing well
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03-29-2012, 12:59 PM | #4 | |
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Also, if I understand it correctly, the difference it makes is negligible at lower speeds, so unless you're consistently driving at very high speeds, it's unlikely to make much of a difference. Maybe a rocket scientist can chime in?
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03-29-2012, 01:36 PM | #5 | |
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Hahahahahahahahahaha ill keep that in mind XD your words are sig worthy lol!
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03-30-2012, 09:51 AM | #7 |
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Well, ideally you want to tape up everything that is not smooth, i.e.
Tape up all the vents on the front bumper, kidney grills included WARNING! This WILL cause your car to overheat! But it may be good for 1 lap Then you want to tape up all the panel gaps (i.e. bonnet to fenders, around doors, etc.) Additionally, you should also tape up the windows (i.e. stick some tape over the rubber/glass part) IMHO, you're only going to get like 0.2s max out of this |
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