DeTomaso Mailing List: July 97, Message #59
     



From: "D.Jones" <m203253@ws2200.mdc.com>

Subject: Aero Stuff - Short Version - reply

Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 16:00:43 CDT



> 

> Aero Dan,

> 

> I didn't expect the frigging Magna Carta Bro'!! I'm jus' a simple cement 

> kicker in real life. You "real" Engineers always impress the shisa outta 

> me with the amount of calculated depth you go to to confuse the rest of 

> us. :-> 



We (those who profess to know) make things seem complex on purpose.

We use lots of formulas, buzzwords, and acronyms so we can separate

ourselves from those who don't have a clue.  That way we can ask for 

larger salaries.



> Pretty impressive information. Before we ran "ITBWILD" at Silverstate 

> Larry and I used the tufts-of-yarn poor boy wind tunnel test with 

> interesting results on the big Hall side vents, which do work at both low 

> and high speed. The smaller more ero looking side vents do NOT work 

> effectively at any speeds (but look cool!).



The smaller ones probably didn't clear the boundary layer.



> We think the added front spoiler, bump steer and 5-6 degrees positive 

> caster modifications will make a significant improvement in high speed 

> stability above 140 mph. How much so we'll have to wait and see. Mike 

> Cook and his cousin Billy have told me that the sum total of these 

> three modifications will make a BIG difference. 



I agree.  I was especially surprised to see how much ride height you

were running.  That's got to put you on a very bad spot on the bump

steer curve.  

								

> I'll send the Magna Carta II details on my front spoiler idea's and the 

> drag coefficients and before everyone gets bored and/or pissed off I'll 

> sign off. :->



I just replied to part II and, since it looked like it was a private

email, I just sent it to you.  Let me know if you have any more

questions.



Later,

Dan



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