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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 1506123" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>Yes. That was part of my point in speaking of interstates verses roads with curves as one has to slow down to corner. At slower speeds without the lift, the full weight of the car transfers to the engine requiring more power to move the weight. Seems to me the efficiency bbsam was searching for is lost. </p><p></p><p>Instead of just a wing, I wonder if the entire car body would be designed with moveable panels to simulate a wing effect or better said, to optimize lift to a certain point? On board computers capable of 1000's of calculations per sec. could make adjustments on the fly to maintain optimum lift not unlike an friend-1 car as I understand it creates downforce in the corners to maintain highspeed turning and then reduced drag in straightaways for top end speed.</p><p></p><p>How do you find that sweet spot between to much lift that sends you flying and not enough having you dragging an anvil?</p><p></p><p>Still like bbsam's thinking outside the box. The greatest advancements are a result of that and often from guys under shade trees so to speak rather than wearing white coats and holding official papers because they've not been taught dogmatic rules that keep you in a box.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 1506123, member: 2189"] Yes. That was part of my point in speaking of interstates verses roads with curves as one has to slow down to corner. At slower speeds without the lift, the full weight of the car transfers to the engine requiring more power to move the weight. Seems to me the efficiency bbsam was searching for is lost. Instead of just a wing, I wonder if the entire car body would be designed with moveable panels to simulate a wing effect or better said, to optimize lift to a certain point? On board computers capable of 1000's of calculations per sec. could make adjustments on the fly to maintain optimum lift not unlike an friend-1 car as I understand it creates downforce in the corners to maintain highspeed turning and then reduced drag in straightaways for top end speed. How do you find that sweet spot between to much lift that sends you flying and not enough having you dragging an anvil? Still like bbsam's thinking outside the box. The greatest advancements are a result of that and often from guys under shade trees so to speak rather than wearing white coats and holding official papers because they've not been taught dogmatic rules that keep you in a box. [/QUOTE]
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