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Old Mar 10, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Franc Rauscher
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Default Re: The truth about "ram air"

Originally Posted by onehundred80
The scientific population are holding their collective breaths waiting for the latest breakthrough in this field of study. All the computers and all the delicate lab work is going to be for naught as Franc eclipses their work simply by poking a hose out of a car window.

I'm going to start a new thread on the possibilities of turning lead into gold - Alchemy 101. When I get the answer I'll buy all of the CAA SRT- 6 lottery tickets with what used to be my fishing sinkers.
.... ad infinitum
LOL my friend LOL

Look, we are not testing drag coefficients here. And besides, I only have 192.5 HP at the wheel. So my nose, delicate and beautiful sensory instrument that it is, stays well inside.

3/16" dia pitot tube 12" out in front of the grill. Then 15 feet of 3/8 dia hose back to the meter. Got 3" of water @ 60 MPH and 5" of water @ 80 MPH. Then the duct tape came loose and my needle did a jig.

I got 1" just driving across the parking lot in 2nd. That surprised me.

Real tests tomorrow.
3/16" pitot inside grill, pitot outside grill
1.0" pitot inside, and outside
3.0" dia PVC with a 4.0" long horn in free air stream
3.0" dia PVC with a 24.0" long horn in free air stream
3.0" dia PVC with a 4.0" long horn at top of windshield where air is high pressure.

My inH2O meter is calibrated to 15 inches.

I do not have a properly calibrated flow measuring device but will use a medical flowmeter.

We may or may not get to Texas Thursday nite but by golly I will have collected a pile of useless data with which we can continue irritating the PHD's (real or imagined) on the Forum.


roadster with a stick

BTW, I liked your dancing old fart better
 

Last edited by Franc Rauscher; Mar 10, 2010 at 08:41 PM.
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