engine shield & streamlining

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Marc_Scirocco_Québec)]

They made some, available in europe only I think.

<<http://www.lesabotage.com/photos/Scirocco/cover031.jpg>>

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]De la part de Marc Getty
> Envoy? : mardi 6 juillet 2004 01:08
> ? : 'Foxx (in a box)'; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : RE: engine shield & streamlining
>
>
>
> None of our cars are even close to being in the danger zone for
> liftoff. Flat streamlining panels under the car supposedly add ~0.5
> MPG to a car like my C230, dimpled panels supposedly add just a bit
> more then that.
>
> Setting up such a system on a rocco is likely to be more trouble then
> it is worth IMHO.
>
> -Marc
>
> '81 VW Mk1 Scirocco             Philadelphia, PA
> '84 VW GTI Bunny Truck          marc@getty.net
> '02 MB C230 Kompressor          AIM: DaMarcDaMarc
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Foxx (in a box)
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 12:55 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: engine shield & streamlining
>
>    anyone ever constructed an under engine shield for their scirocco?
> i figure it'd help the early crowd with the alternators on the bottom
> but i've never seen one out there.
>    also, what about making the bottom of the car smooth? covering this
> and that to make even less resistance under there. would it work or
> would our cars end up like the ?mercedes? le mans cars a few years ago
> and want to lift off? again, just posing ideas.
>
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