Re: Fury and Lotus Elan questions.

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> Dermot,
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> If you are interested, I can send a picture of the front air dam  
> fabricated
> installed on my Birkin/Hayabusa. It is located behind where your  
> hinged
> front body shell would end. In fact, it is bolted to the front  
> member of my
> skid plate. So it is not a chin spoiler.
>
> It is made of 1/2-inch thick industrial rubber conveyor belting and  
> trails
> to the rear at a 45° angle. I wanted something flexible for when I  
> run over
> the occasional curb. I trimmed the lower edge to clear the track at  
> my best
> estimate of the ride height and body roll with the suspension  
> compressed.
> The rubber was trimmed to perfection by the abrasion of the asphalt  
> track.
>
> Because of variables like wind and other factors, it is hard to say  
> the
> exact difference it made at top speed, but I would say somewhere in  
> the 2 or
> 3 mph range. I would say that it definitely creates a low pressure  
> area
> under the car.
>
> As for the loose rearend, the fellow suggesting the lower front and  
> higher
> rear ride heights is right. Mine is about 1.5 inches higher in the  
> rear
> with the front at 3.75 inches, (as low as I dare.) I also have a rear
> diffuser which probably helps the high speed stability and possibly  
> the
> cornering.
>
> Walt
>
> Birkin/Hayabusa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bike-engined-cars@...
> [mailto:bike-engined-cars@...]On Behalf Of ottocycle1
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:35 PM
> To: bike-engined-cars@...
> Subject: [bike-engined-cars] Fury and Lotus Elan questions.
>
> Hello all,
> I have a Fury/Busa and it gets very light at the front at high  
> speed. I
> cannot do a chin spoiler due to the flip front and I am thinking of  
> vanes or
> winglets on either side of the bonnet in front of the wheels. I  
> have seen
> them on other Fury and Phoenix models. What angle should they be  
> and can
> anyone send me photos or suggestions to plant the front better?
>
> Does anyone have a BEC Lotus Elan S2 or links to details of one?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Dermot.
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