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Originally Posted by rwhite692
I've done it when I was at Grumman, but never heard the term Woodtufting. It was referred to as Vector Field Analysis....but I like the term Woodtufting better!
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Woodtufting was a term used by the old school cats. I first heard of this term from the Vince Piggins group white papers, which did the developmental work for GM's TransAm effort's in the 60's. I actually learned this process explicitly while doing work for Dryden FRC. It was a cheap 'proof of concept' tool without spending tons of money. All the VFA we did started with woodtufting, sometimes oil drop... and if the test vessel made it that far... it was scaled with pressure sensitive paint. First in grey scale, before moving on to color. The grey scale stuff was a trip... you could actually 'see' the fliud (ambient air) moving around an object.
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Originally Posted by nitrorocket
180, 190+ is attained everyday by factory bodied Novas, Pontiacs, Chevelles, and Camaros in the quarter mile. Some with nothing more them just one simple "Promod" wing on the back for Aero.
My car will be ready in spring, and hopefuly sometime this summer when I get the funds to go to North Carolina, or find a more local 1 mile track, I will post my numbers.
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Im not making an antagonistic point with this, but they are doing those numbers with 1600-2000hp, chassis weights down near 2200lbs and pulling chutes at the end of that to stabilize the chassis and slow it down. Aero effect's start becoming a player at around 75mph.
I say... just keep up the homework over the next few months while your tinkering your way into spring. Sponge as much information as possible... and get some seat time. I wont say it cant be done, because it can. Your over zealous tone makes some people warry.