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Originally Posted by Bradical
Eh, the OP was trying to gauge general interest in a wing, I was just trying to contribute to the discussion with my own personal experience that yes- in fact there are/will be interest in it- look at these 944Cup cars, etc.
Flash's irrefutable K&E and "yes people will be interested" are not mutually exclusive is all I am trying to say-
I certainly haven't been on this forum as long as you guys, but one thing I have learned so far is that any thread that has more than 3 replies from Flash on it is worth reading. Wether because it's full of information, or because he's started some sort of internet war and the comments are hilarious. I mean, remember when that guy wanted to make that master link?
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Thank you for actually understanding the point.
I didn't ask for a thirty year history of the wing on a 944 let alone care about Flash or anyone else's resume. If we're having a mine is bigger than yours contest I'm an Electro-Mechanical engineer from Penn State who has 3 patents in the auto industry and have worked as a design engineer and group manager for over 15 years. I'm not some 16 year old who bought the 944 because it was a $5000 Porsche. I'm in the process of having a 3.2l 16v built that will be about 280whp for a purpose built car.
There are applications where a wing will help especially when paired with matched front and underside aero. I think the build I'm doing is one of them if not then I'll take the wing off or rework it.
As far as calculations go fluid dynamics hand calcs are directional at best misleading at worst. Unless you have test data, FEA, or wind tunnel for any aero package you really have nothing but speculation.
In the end I'm going to design and produce 5-10 wings and will post info when they're done and if someone wants one great. They will be carbon wings with aluminum chassis mounts that are professionally designed and produced. Like it, awesome. If you don't just flame it or ignore it I really don't care. I was just trying to let other people in on something if they want it. I'm not going to comment anymore on this subject. When I have the project done, probably March or April I will post and see if anyone cares.