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Old 09-08-2009, 05:03 AM
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OK, not Formula 1 grade, but some fun stuff nonetheless. All you need is a magnehelic pressure gauge and some ingenuity (and lots of free time).

Flow testing:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_111109/article.html

Aerodynamic testing techniques for near zero cost:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_111110/article.html

More low cost aerodynamic testing techniques:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_111111/article.html

Testing performance:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_111146/article.html

Chasing Overheating:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_111195/article.html

Ram-Air Revelations:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_110824/article.html

Pressure Gauges and Making Power:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_110210/article.html

Real World Measurement of Drag and Lift:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_109741/article.html

Negative Boost Revisited, Part 1:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_107824/article.html

Negative Boost Revisited, Part 2:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_107825/article.html

Negative Boost Revisited, Part 3:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_107826/article.html

Negative Boost Revisited, Part 4:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_107827/article.html

Negative Boost Revisited, Part 5:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_107828/article.html

Undertrays, Spoilers & Bonnet Vents, Part 1:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2159/article.html

Undertrays, Spoiler & Bonnet Vents, Part 2:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2160/article.html

Undertrays, Spoiler & Bonnet Vents, Part 3:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2162/article.html

Modifying Under-Car Airflow, Part 1:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2455/article.html

Modifying Under-Car Airflow, Part 2:
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2456/article.html
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for AutoSpeed!

I have never seen those Front Deflectors before. Interested to figure out why/how stability was lose with the deflectors.

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nice little collection, and nice screen name lol
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make for some interesting night time reading.
Some good stuff there!
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Has anyone purchased a manometer? If so which one did you go with? Have you used it yet?
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See some magnehelic gages here:

http://www.dwyer-inst.com/Products/Product.cfm
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