Gareths 26th July 2012

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Monster
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Stuart wrote:Try saying that after a few pints......you just in from the pub? :)

I am - and I said it :p well, typed it :D
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pjs65 wrote:But anyway GM wind tested the Camaro back in the sixties for fitting spoilers and found that the car at 115 mph had 375 pounds of lift on the front mostly due to air under the bonnet .
Blimey I wouldnt have said that an old school Camaro was designed and tested with a wind tunnel, its a fat wide snub nosed hard as nails muscle car. Not a sleek aerodynamic whisk through the air car :)
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RX7 wrote:Blimey I wouldnt have said that an old school Camaro was designed and tested with a wind tunnel, its a fat wide snub nosed hard as nails muscle car. Not a sleek aerodynamic whisk through the air car :)
I just checked to see if i was talking bollocks there and the car was designed on paper but the spoilers were windtested on the car and thats where they got the figures from . Pete
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