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> 914 air pressure measurements, The results are in!
bondo
post Jun 22 2004, 10:05 PM
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With the help of my lovely wife, I have made the air pressure measurements on my 914 at speed. The reference point was the ashtray in the dash. The ends of both hoses were buried in the center of 2" blocks of open cell foam to prevent air movement from affecting the pressure readings. I realize the reference point is not going to be at exactly zero, but as a reference it will show pressure diffrences between different parts of the car. The windows were rolled up, and the targa top was on. Here are the numbers, in kilopascals:

at 45 MPH

front center of front bumper: 0.21
middle top of front trunk lid: 0.03
inside front of front wheel well: 0.00
middle top of roll bar: -0.03
middle of rear window: -0.03
inside engine compartment (coasting at idle): -0.01
inside rear wheel well: 0.02

at 65 MPH

front center of front bumper: 0.44
middle top of front trunk lid: 0.02
inside front of front wheel well: 0.01
middle top of roll bar: -0.05
middle of rear window: -0.04
inside engine compartment (coasting at idle): -0.03
inside rear wheel well: 0.03

After our last measurement, we rolled down the driver's side window and drove at 45 MPH to see what difference that made on the reference point. The rear wheel well measurement went up from 0.02 to 0.07, which means that at 45 MPH the pressure at the ashtray is 0.05 kPa lower with the driver's side window down.

Whelp, there's my little numerical contribution to the 914 community.

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bondo   914 air pressure measurements   Jun 22 2004, 10:05 PM
SirAndy   so, if i read your numbers right, there's air ...   Jun 23 2004, 12:27 AM
redshift   Open up the lights! I think you will be supri...   Jun 23 2004, 04:48 AM
maf914   <...   Jun 23 2004, 06:45 AM
lmcchesney   What is the conversion/relation between kilopascal...   Jun 23 2004, 07:32 AM
lapuwali   Bondo, great data. Thanks for doing this. I misr...   Jun 23 2004, 07:43 AM
maf914   It would be interesting to know the pressure under...   Jun 23 2004, 08:25 AM
DNHunt   Ducting air from the wheel well also depends on te...   Jun 23 2004, 09:08 AM
lapuwali   I just realized I made a mistake with the conversi...   Jun 23 2004, 09:39 AM
bondo   I'm sure of the units, but the reference point...   Jun 23 2004, 11:04 AM
bondo   Oh, and the point on the front hood is the approxa...   Jun 23 2004, 11:07 AM
Jeff Bonanno   i'm interested in the device - it should also ...   Jun 23 2004, 11:18 AM
fiid   Anyone got a wind tunnel? I'm getting really ...   Jun 23 2004, 11:36 AM
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SLITS   fiid: Go to the airport and see if they will let ...   Jun 23 2004, 12:16 PM
fiid   I'm not entirely sure that most of the stuff y...   Jun 23 2004, 12:20 PM
maf914     Jun 23 2004, 02:28 PM
SLITS     Jun 23 2004, 03:11 PM
Aaron Cox   wow! great finds... can someone send me a pic...   Jul 2 2004, 02:01 PM
Air_Cooled_Nut   Why were the engine bay measurements taken while c...   Jul 2 2004, 05:10 PM
Air_Cooled_Nut   For those interested about aerodynamics (and press...   Jul 2 2004, 05:13 PM
Qarl   My Porsche raceshop guy (they race 914s) has alway...   Jul 2 2004, 05:27 PM
bondo   I did them at idle to minimize the effects of the ...   Jul 2 2004, 06:44 PM
Qarl   From 914TImo's website... http://kotisivu.mt...   Jul 3 2004, 09:16 AM


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