Buddy, I installed a "belly pan" on both my previous and current EV. I know many say it's not necessary for this reason, but I did it mainly to keep water, dirt, and snow from getting into the engine compartment. It isn't completely sealed off but it keeps the bulk of it out. I have no idea whether it had any effect on range since I did it virtually from the beginning in both cases. I used heavy gauge (but still flexible) plastic called Plastex that I bought in 4' by 8' sheets at Home Depot. It seems to have held up well. There's a picture of what it looks like from my previous EV here: http://www.evalbum.com/1974
- Peter Flipsen Jr Hillsboro, OR On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Russ Sciville via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > My Lotus Elise EV has both air dam and under body pans from front to back > so it is totally flat underneath. > > I guess if Lotus fit them then there must be a reason as Colin Chapman, > the founder, was known for not adding anything unless"it increased > lightness". :-) > > Russ > -------------------------------------------- > On Thu, 18/9/14, Peter C. Thompson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Under Body Pan > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Date: Thursday, 18 September, 2014, 15:45 > > Hi Buddy, > > I actually installed an air > dam to improve the airflow. I also added > some air guides on the side of the car to help > direct airflow around the > passenger > compartment. > > It really > depends on the aerodynamics of your car as to what would > improve it. I got lucky in that a professor > did a study on the Porsche > 914, and showed > where to improve the car. Wheel covers provide a huge > improvement, BTW - more than fender skirts. > > Cheers, Peter > > > On 9/18/14, > 7:37 AM, Buddy Mills via EV wrote: > > Has > anyone else installed a body pan for aerodynamics? I just > put one under > > my electercel front to > back, minus a 9" for a fan intake. .064 Sheet > > aluminum with some 1" square tube > under the motor bay for support. After > > doing my regular drive of 84 miles round > trip several times it seems to > > getting > 3% to 6% increase in mileage at ~50mph avg. > I am thinking fender > > > skirts on the rear next. > > > > > > > > Buddy Mills > > > > <mailto:buddymi...@cox.net> > buddymi...@cox.net > > > > > > > > Look mom, no gas. > <http://www.evalbum.com/2887> http://www.evalbum.com/2887 > > > > > > > > Disclaimer: No > animals were harmed or killed in the process of writing > this > > email. Any stories to the > contrary are, for the most part, either fictional > > or greatly exaggerated. > > > > > > > > -------------- next > part -------------- > > An HTML attachment > was scrubbed... > > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140918/e6476025/attachment.htm > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > For EV drag racing discussion, please use > NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140918/14c5d9ee/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
