I recall reading an article in one of the car magazines (Road and Track or Car and Driver) back in the late 60's on Camaro Spoilers.
The gist of the report was that the best combination of front/rear spoilers that were offered for the Camaro was front only. It seems that while both did the job of creating downforce, using the front only created the best handling. The rear one apparently pushed the rear down so hard at speed that it tended to lift the front end. I can attest to that since I installed a rear only spoiler on my 67 Camaro after upgrading the engine to a Corvette 375 hp 327. When you got the car past the magic transition speed, the front end would pick up and you could move the wheel in either direction without noticeable effect. Scary to say the least. Joe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: late spoiler In a message dated 12/07/2004 7:24:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I really have my doubts about the ability of that bit of plastic to produce appreciable downforces. The strength of the materials just isn't there. Spoilers on production cars very rarely produce downforce. By redirecting the airflow they reduce lift a bit though and the effects can be noticeable. Not having tried it personally on a Spitfire I can't speak to that specific case though. Bill J *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
