thehelix112
Well-known member
Hey guys,
I am interested in hearing if anyone has modified the wheel leading-edge air deflectors? I forgot to take pics this morning but will update the thread when I take some pics tonight, but they are some thin rubber strips that sit in front of the wheels (both front and rear). As a rotating wheel incurs a big (proportion to it's frontal area) drag coefficient hit, I assume this is done as a way to move as much of the air around the wheel as possible.
I was wondering if anyone has done any experimentation with extending these deflectors lower.
I am thinking of fabricating up some small extenders that mount to the body, then the stock deflectors mount to them. I'd try to keep the standard shape as much as possible. And given the nice miles/kWh metric the car comes with, over time I could perhaps get a reasonable indication of whether it's improved or not. Or coast-down tests, but I don't really have much space to do them in west LA.
Thoughts/comments/criticisms welcome,
Dave
I am interested in hearing if anyone has modified the wheel leading-edge air deflectors? I forgot to take pics this morning but will update the thread when I take some pics tonight, but they are some thin rubber strips that sit in front of the wheels (both front and rear). As a rotating wheel incurs a big (proportion to it's frontal area) drag coefficient hit, I assume this is done as a way to move as much of the air around the wheel as possible.
I was wondering if anyone has done any experimentation with extending these deflectors lower.
I am thinking of fabricating up some small extenders that mount to the body, then the stock deflectors mount to them. I'd try to keep the standard shape as much as possible. And given the nice miles/kWh metric the car comes with, over time I could perhaps get a reasonable indication of whether it's improved or not. Or coast-down tests, but I don't really have much space to do them in west LA.
Thoughts/comments/criticisms welcome,
Dave