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    1. #7
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      Quote Originally Posted by cornfedbill View Post
      I would be very interested to understand what the holes in the hood do for downforce. The hood on my old Vega with a very large air dam that nearly dragged on the ground had a significant pressure differential. It was enough (the hood opens in the rear) to compress the hood spring at highway speeds. Holes in the hood may balance the pressure and reduce downforce.

      It depends if the goal is to reduce drag or to increase downforce. The Laws of Physics do not allow us to do both. If you are autocrossing, I would guess that downforce is king.
      We're planning on going 200mph with it so drag is a major concern.

      I'm just trying to keep any unused air from entering the engine compartment. Planning on sealing the intercooler to the core support, the radiator to the intercooler and the hood vents to the radiator. The radiator will be laid over roughly 45 degrees though.



      Oh and it will have a belly pan.
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