OK, this may be totally frivolous, but I was driving home at 70mph last night
against a 40mph headwind, wondering if there is anything I can do to improve
the 123 wagon's aerodynamics. Only thing that came to mind was a front air dam,
as I've heard that a relatively large percentage of the drag on any car comes
from the undercarriage. Two questions:
1) Are functional aftermarket air dams still available for 123s? I know racers
used them some time ago.
2) Anybody know whether they might improve mileage on the hwy?
Thanks,
Karl in DC
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> OK, this may be totally frivolous, but I was driving home at 70mph
> last night against a 40mph headwind, wondering if there is anything I
> can do to improve the 123 wagon's aerodynamics. Only thing that came
> to mind was a front air dam, as I've heard that a relatively large
> percentage of the drag on any car comes from the undercarriage. Two
> questions:
I'm no boy racer, but my understanding was that air dams were all
about reducing lift on a car at high speeds by making more of a
vacuum underneath. I've experienced such lift on my Camaro (which
has an air dam) at around 140 mph. Scared straight!
-- Jim
