engine shield & streamlining

[marc at getty.net (Marc Getty)]

None of our cars are even close to being in the danger zone for
liftoff. Flat streamlining panels under the car supposedly add ~0.5
MPG to a car like my C230, dimpled panels supposedly add just a bit
more then that.

Setting up such a system on a rocco is likely to be more trouble then
it is worth IMHO.

-Marc

'81 VW Mk1 Scirocco             Philadelphia, PA
'84 VW GTI Bunny Truck          marc@getty.net
'02 MB C230 Kompressor          AIM: DaMarcDaMarc
 

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Foxx (in a box)
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 12:55 AM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: engine shield & streamlining

   anyone ever constructed an under engine shield for their scirocco?
i figure it'd help the early crowd with the alternators on the bottom
but i've never seen one out there.
   also, what about making the bottom of the car smooth? covering this
and that to make even less resistance under there. would it work or
would our cars end up like the ?mercedes? le mans cars a few years ago
and want to lift off? again, just posing ideas.

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