roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Golf Ball dibits ?
Reportedly this applique works for boat hulls and in air. Anybody use in air ? What would Smokey do ? roverman.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6469 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Golf Ball dibits ?
Don't do it Art! It ain't pretty! (But there was a Mythbusters episode I think. Can't remember the outcome.)
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Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
Re: Golf Ball dibits ?
I remember seeing it done on the underside of some vehicle, can't remember what it was.
Mythbusters article and video [www.autoblog.com] |
ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: Golf Ball dibits ?
I haven't watched the Mythbusters video but I doubt it used measured and quantified data obtained in a calibrated wind tunnel - I expect it was tested on some real world outside environment and introducing some unknown variables.
Stick the original and modified car in a wind tunnel, conduct straight line and yaw measurements and post the drag coefficients - then I'll be a believer. |
Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: Golf Ball dibits ?
Graham, while Mythbusters does indeed test in the open environment, that is exactly the results that most of us are interested in, real world results, not lab experiments. Sort of like EPA milage figures, good lab results but seldom achievable in the real world of driving.
And no, I'm not going to attack the Midget with a ball peen hammer after seeing the video. LOL |
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mtnrek@yahoo.com Chris Buckaloo Jacksonville, fl (67 posts) Registered: 02/06/2009 12:33PM Main British Car: 1962 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 Ford 289 Smallblock V8 |
Re: Golf Ball dibits ?
lol, i remember that episode! cool idea, and believe it or not I have seen a Ford Focus runnin around north central florida with this done to it.... Ugly and Silly... but funny as hell!
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Golf Ball dibits ?
The "idea" is to use on a belly pan. No need to make Hemi Healey look like a squished golf ball. Onward, roverman.
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Jim Stabe Jim Stabe San Diego, Ca (829 posts) Registered: 02/28/2009 10:01AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB Roadster 350 LT1 Chevy |
Re: Golf Ball dibits ?
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roverman Art Gertz Winchester, CA. (3188 posts) Registered: 04/24/2009 11:02AM Main British Car: 74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L |
Re: Golf Ball dibits ?
On the Lexus,I wonder if "NHV" was involved ? Seems like they would reduce attenuation ? roverman.
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