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Old Jun 12, 2003 | 07:08 PM
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This is a major issue.... )

The engine in my MCS makes too much wind pass over the roof of the car. Today it blew off my newly installed plastic piece to cover the mount point for the roof rack...

GRRRRRRRRRRR

The engine definitely needs to be tuned so that it doesnt make so much wind and do that again.

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Old Jun 12, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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>>This is a major issue.... )
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>>The engine in my MCS makes too much wind pass over the roof of the car. Today it blew off my newly installed plastic piece to cover the mount point for the roof rack...
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>>GRRRRRRRRRRR
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>>The engine definitely needs to be tuned so that it doesnt make so much wind and do that again.
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>>8)))))))))))))


What???? Do you mean the car is too fast??? Just keep it under 100 MPH and you should be OK.

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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 10:28 AM
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Put a snow plough (or is that plow in the US?) on the front. Then it will buffer the air around the side and you won't have that problem.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 10:31 AM
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Hummmmm.

Maybe try driving through another medium than air...perhaps whipped cream?....and then you can have something other than "wind" flowing over the top of the car.


 
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 11:03 AM
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wait ... modify that Alta water injection into the intercooler thing to route it up out and over the bonnet. Then they could have water flowing over the top of the car!
 
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 05:05 PM
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Also make sure to keep your arms inside, the air pressure exerted from all the speed and acceleration by that peppy engine may cause adverse effects.


 
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 05:12 PM
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IchniSan:
You might want to re-read what you wrote, I can't figure out what you are trying to say.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 06:31 PM
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Not sure what you are trying to convey? Your car breaks wind?

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