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Old 05-09-2004, 12:42 PM   #20
SFDMALEX
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Originally Posted by nthfinity
welcome to the world of wind tunnel design.... form follows function. yes, this car produces more down force then the Enzo, and is lighter then the enzo...

2750 lb

and think how fast 160mph is... airplanes take off at those speeds, so why cant the car produce its own wieght in negetive lift?
Airplanes wings surface area accounts for the surface area of 3 Saleens.

This car simply cannot produce 2750. The Saleen RACECAR produces 1500-1600 TOPS at Max speed of around 180-200.

The Panoz GTR made 1800 max.

There is no friggin way this car can produce 2750lb of dowforce no matter what.

Just to get some reasurance I just had a chat with an aerodynamisist and he said there is no way it can produce that downforce at any speed that the car is capable of achiving. It will only make a couple of hundred tops.
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