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Mach 1 chin spoiler pics

Reply #15 –
I'd think if we were THAT worried about drag, we'd get rid of our fog lights and smooth the front end up more. I am replacing mine due to beating the snot out of it. They seem to work great getting air up into the radiator area. They have more of a "scoop" to them.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Mach 1 chin spoiler pics

Reply #16 –
i would love to do this but i already drag the stock one lol
 

Mach 1 chin spoiler pics

Reply #17 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;416422
I'd think if we were THAT worried about drag, we'd get rid of our fog lights and smooth the front end up more. I am replacing mine due to beating the snot out of it. They seem to work great getting air up into the radiator area. They have more of a "scoop" to them.

I'm not so sure of the impact on the drag coefficient versus frontal area with the fog lights. Sealing them up will help, but this mod might make the car a bit slower up top. It would also help if it is moving air away from the high turbulence around the oil pan. It is also possible that it could change the handling at speed for better or worse. I only bring this up as I've been putting off installing one of these for years but recently have gotten more curious about decreasing the vehicle's drag, especially as I move to make single piece headlights. The front bumper and header panel are shaped generally well for aerodynamics, ignoring the stair steps the air must take to get up over the roof, and the turbulent areas around all front lights, which greatly increases the amount of air that must be moved. This becomes a strong force to push against above 40mph, and it only gets worse with speed.

What is interesting is that even the "ribs" on the bottom of the bumper cover serve a very important purpose. Vehicles without this will more easily be pushed away from other vehicles on the highway, especially transport trucks. These front-back ribs help stabilize the air coming from the side of the vehicle, allowing us to continue with less impact than if we didn't have them. Add the air dam just to the rear of this and we get some very turbulent air - improving general stability but also not flowing through the radiator very efficiently and causing some aerodynamic losses at the same time. Vortex generators have been proven to help air around a vehicle - we'd have improved handling if the ribs under the car were more pr0nounced.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

Mach 1 chin spoiler pics

Reply #18 –
Those are sweet.What year Mustang are the off of ? On  of the Mustangs they have a two pc. chin spoiler. Will they fit also ?
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