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THAT KID390

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I need help :D
« on: February 27, 2009, 10:56:48 PM »
I was goofing around and i built a Camaro 69 that does about 220MPH, but the front picks up at like 149mph so after that it gets difficult to steer.
Anyone know how to stop it from becoming an aircraft?

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Re: I need help :D
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2009, 01:21:43 AM »
Stiffer rear springs might help, but they could also cause oversteer.  Missiles aren't really my thing, though.  What class is it?  Is it a speedway car or a road course missile?
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Re: I need help :D
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2009, 07:56:16 AM »
Its really for nothing i just got bored and wanted to build a super fast muscle car.
lol

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Re: I need help :D
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2009, 12:01:37 PM »
In all likelyhood, this is a combination of springs and rear downforce.  At speed, the rear wing produces downforce.  This turns the plane of the car so that the front sits higher than the rear, turning the whole car into a big wing, pivoting around the rear end. Thusly lifting the front end up, and this causes air to get stuck under the front end.  This creates a high pressure zone under the front of the car, causing lift.  The lift then causes the front tires to have less force pushing down on them, decreasing their grip. 

Solutions: Less rear downforce, stiffer rear springs, more rear downforce (not an option here, for obvious reasons), or a larger difference in ride height front and rear (rear end higher than the front, counteracting the aerodynamic forces).  Note that the ride height is a band-aid, and the ideal here is to do this just with downforce.
It is highly likely that the above post was produced with a drippy jowl.

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Re: I need help :D
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2009, 02:19:18 PM »
So I guess the best solution is re-build as a cuda?
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