Hi John,
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Now as far as the other cars you mentioned, they benefit from far superior aerodynamics of the overall body than does the Cobra
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Hmmmm.... Good point. Maybe I have been working with too many wind tunnel bodies. As round as the Cobra is, I guess it was not a modern day computer generated wind machine. Damn "Dirty" air! I am still wondering however, why it is that the backward angle (as per the original) would cause a lift effect. Remember these cars did run on some of Europes fastest courses and I believe Shelby would have tried to remove any high speed instability. However, that may not be the case and they just never found the problem. So does SAI leave the radiators rake (backward) the way it is on the "new" cars to match the original? It would be interesting to get one of our Cobras into a wind tunnel. Perhaps lift may occur from the front end design allowing air under the car. I was going to build a chin spoiler at one time and scrapped the idea. I may try to build one this winter for fun.
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average responsible person that owns a Cobra
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Does this mean I can't go WOT at Watkins Glen?
Thanks again John,
--Mike