Just add a few more degrees of timing bro you're good. But also if you didn't already see my other comment, mark peck's performance chassis in Midland, TX, we can make you go straight across the roughest road you can imagine, and 4links are our specialty.
I feel bad, because if you watched Kevins videos, when he was first trying to get the hood on, it didn't quite fit right. He ended up doing a shit load of work to drop the engine about 1 inch so that the hood would fit. I would keep the hood on just for that reason only!
Im curious to see if they can suck hard enough to change the aero right there. Like can they pull in harder than the air can be rammed. Need a Dyno inside a wind tunnel. Lmfao
@@ant1985ish there is a lot truth to that. The tires/wheels spinning also changes a whole lot of the aerodynamics and can change the drag and lift numbers drastically.
Would that create enough low pressure to significantly lower downforce on the front? If so, would putting the intakes near the ground create downforce?
@@9HighFlyer9 I think his point was what effect the moving air would have with moving turbos. I doubt it would effect lift at all. most of the front end lift is likely coming from the front bumper as the air coming off the air dam tries to go over the bumper. you can see this in the smoke test. That and just the air going under the air dam and through the radiator. the turbulence is just drag.
The hood isn't the problem, it's that sharp drop off after the cab to the bed. Need a fastback body design. Need to block off the grill like Tom Bailey, and get a chin splitter.
I love the highly technical aero efficiency videos like this, from a beginner in drag racing this is huge to anyone trying to crunch numbers after the 1/8th mile! wish I had the money to match what is taught here for my car lol
Would love to see the lift/downforce on a dyno with 170mph wind speed hitting the car while transferring weight on a pull.....real world testing sitting still👍🏻👍🏻
That's a cute wind tunnel. We have a full size at work with dyno rolls and turn table (so you can got at any angle to the wind). Its powered by some old WWII bomber propellers! It looks impressive but I think it basically tops out at 150 km/h so not much faster than this one. It doesn't get used nearly enough these days because you can generally do CFD pretty reliably at those kind of speeds.
it would be interesting to see the Elco with an air dam attached to the bumper, a tonneau with a bubble behind the back glass and some angle on the rear spoiler
Ruby in her next incarnation/rebuild needs that turbo/engine stuck back under the hood somehow. The wind tunnel got me curious, a stock, base model C6 has a 0.29 coefficient of drag(vs 0.57 for mullet). Might as well use all that time the GM engineers spent in the wind tunnel with the C6 to your advantage. I know its not the Cleetus way, but the current setup is leaving time on the table IMO.
Technically if you got a plexi-glass cowled "engine bay cover", it would be called the Eagle Saving Engine Viewer and anyone calling it a hood would be a liar!
@@davidlabossiere1905 actually if you ducted the turbo, it would likely get more ram effect. the question is does ram air help the turbo or does it benefit from a low pressure area more?
@@frotobaggins7169 sounds like a question for a turbo engineer, that i am not i just assume from all the belmouths and avoiding putting them behind things
I would love to just work with Kevin for a day, just observing and learning, the way he analyzes everything for data to convert into going fast down the track is rad
20 horsepower cleaner. PLUS we don't know the drag throughout the pull. Was there a lot of drag at 70 mph that could slow the car? Or perhaps at 90? Mullett is only going 170 for 1/10 of a second. I say keep the hood on.
I think it is a total slap in the face, Kevin put his heart, soul, into creating one of the cleanest, fastest, bad-ass street machines ever. Might be different if Cletus said, Kevin, build me a hoodless hot rod and Kevin put a hood on it. Everyone loves Cletus and what he has done for the hot rod nerds of the world and I'm no different. It's his car and he can do whatever he wants, but good ole boy or not, that's just down-home disrespect to a proven master car builder, IMHO
@@donm8317 hmm I don't think Kevin did much to the hood other then cut a couple turbski/ clearance holes in it. The body shop guys are the ones left crying if anything. Don't get me wrong the guy did great work setting up the car! I'm pretty sure he got paid handsomely to build it...
Kevin is going to learn so much from this day!! He will definitely incorporate some of this info into his builds....and figure out some kind of sensor to monitor it.
Surprised they didn't try tapping the front grill to compare with drag coefficients and downforce/lift, if the cowl is pulling air in from the top, use that to duct carb setup, mitigate cooling flow considering minimal run time... maybe rework the roof/rear window area to lessen the turbulence on trunk deck.
Seems like those turbos are in decent low pressure zone, as much as I like the turbski's popping out of the hood they might breath better if they sat a little bit lower inside the hood 😁
Kevin is such a kid in the candy shop rn learning about his work and how it affects the car and you can see how happy he is when he is watching the smoke.
James' Nova would hugely benefit from a front air dam and a rear drag spoiler. The air actually cuts down off the roof quite aggressively, so it would be quite functional. Also changing the hood and getting rid of the cowl would really help reduce the front lift. Boy I'd love to get my car in there.
Get those turbos under the hood line and pick up air in the grill. Install a plastic dam just behind the radiator to keep the air out from under the el camino, or put a splitter on. James needs that facia back and the same air dam mod as the el camino. Use tape to seal the cowl induction hood to the windshield. Get that air out from underneath the car! Some river vortex generators along the back of the roof would help the low pressure behind the rear windows on both cars too
I want these numbers with the engine running. It’s an air pump with turbos. That negative area in front of the turbos should disappear as it sucks the air in.
Cleeter and Motion should add a little tag to the hats for marketing purposes: "This hat has been officially tested in a wind tunnel and produces very little drag"
Remember the turbo is a compressor, so it pulls it’s own air in boost more than when it’s just sat. There would be an airflow change with the turbos spooled.
After seeing James lift number, I found what he needs besides more downforce, Controlling Wheelies with a Laser Ride Height Sensor. Cuts timing to keep him from going too high.
That shows why promods have the turbos mounted the way they do. Right between where the air gets sucked into the cowl and exits through the wheel arches. I bet it would improve ait's as well. Interesting. 👍
I know the 405 guys are super proud you have that ELCO!! So crazy bro I remember seeing you on the show. And now look you completely started you’re own masterpiece of McFarland Madness! Much love!
Hood on with winglets to direct flow into Turbos. WIN, Win right there. Also deflector over back window to eliminate the turbulence there. Same for tailgate area and side winglets to streamline rear turbulence. Turbulence = huge drag. No turbulence = Slipstreamed car.
Seeing how much air is getting pulled through the front grill is very good to see in my opinion. Looks like the radiator gets a ton of air through it I'd be looking at forming a top for the back. Something that smooths the transition down to the rear spoiler.
They do other stuff more often than cars. A lot of racing bicycles (you can see some helmets on the wall in the background), drones, apparently even residential items that may get caught in the wind.
Lose the hood, fit a topper.... hit the 6 seconds Freedom James does a backflip in the ‘Bradenton Brick’. DRAG racing with a whole new meaning. Great video guys. As good as the first wind tunnel affair
I was thinking that too but it is old technology. They need the underside of the hood molded/fitted to seal against the carbs to actually work. Cowl induction had the dual traits of looking cool and actually working. The cool looking part is the only one that stayed around.
Awesome vid,I,m surprised how much data they can get from wt testing,horsepower/speed,great videography,great audio,and awesome cars,awesome commentary,thankyou,best wishes to all,from,Auckland,New Zealand,you guys rock.🙂🙂😉
Hey man I love watching your videos! When they do the smoke test after you take the hood off take a closer look at the smoke it isn't really going through the radiator appropriately... it's just cutting through the top and popping out. You might lose a lot of your cooling ability by running with your hood off! You might be able to solve this by making a very small bra or just a hard edge like the tip of the hood behind the front end! Just picture a small spoiler for your front end that comes back maybe 4-6 inches over the top of the radiator to channel the airflow... like you take a hood and cut out the middle but leave the outline attached...
Put some vents in the hood to get rid of the lift while passing sanctioning body requirements to cover moving parts and contain fluids in case of a leak. plus it looks SOO much better with a hood!
HOODS ARE FOR LOSERS… that is all.
Like this Cleetus
Hey I meet you at street car takeover ❤️
Just add a few more degrees of timing bro you're good. But also if you didn't already see my other comment, mark peck's performance chassis in Midland, TX, we can make you go straight across the roughest road you can imagine, and 4links are our specialty.
I'd personally keep the hood.... It looks really good with the hood
Hey you still went fast without a hood
I feel bad, because if you watched Kevins videos, when he was first trying to get the hood on, it didn't quite fit right. He ended up doing a shit load of work to drop the engine about 1 inch so that the hood would fit. I would keep the hood on just for that reason only!
Absolutely!
Disrespectful to toss it away.
Leave Leroy the no hood, no body panels people's favorite. Can't force every vehicle to be Leroy!
That was also for visability.
Yeh I agree, its cleeter's car but I think its terribly disrespectful and disappointing that he would ignore the guy that built the car.
he's joking guys, the hoods not going anywhere.
I feel like cleet is 100% just fucking around and loves and plans on sticking eith that custom hood
I mean.........the hood currently has a 2-0 record for events won..... ;)
Damn skippy!
Well done, sir!
Im on your side hood wise just because it looks so good, hell not to mention you put a crapload of work into it!! Hoods ftw!!
Can't argue with results, or the resultant superstitions attached to them.
I remember the pain you went through to make that hood fit!! 💪🏼
Exactly, you don't mess with success. Except maybe 2 scoops to ram air through those turbos.
OG’s remember Leroy with the wing
No doubt
Real ogs remember side by side through the drive thru
OG’s remember a time before Leroy.
Kayak on the roof blasting through the traps at 160+
Real OG's know why leroy is even called Leroy, and when it was just a stock vette cart.
Everyone clowning around in the wind tunnel
*Kevin staring intently doing math in his head *
“Glad you bought one with a body and paint job this time !” Huge roast on Cleetus 😂😂
cleetus: "we're here purely for fun"
kevin: "DATA!!!" 😎
To Kevin data is fun
data!
"The difference between Leeroy and this car is... a car"
That's gold
Lol.. leeeeeroy
Right on the money... So what you are saying is Leroy can enter twice?
They should put a clear body on Leroy
@@dertmatyui LOL! Like an RC car before you paint it...
I mean a Mercedes EQS has a drag coefficient of 0.20 so yes, a car.
Drives brick shaped cars on tracks, worries about wind tunnel performance. Classic Florida man.
The car looks way better with a hood on ! Can’t deny that
It doesn’t
@@jamestrost8412 It does
Cappp
@@piercefindlay4352 if it was my car I’d put the hood on it but this is the Cletus McFarland RUclips channel...
Need to get the car running and Turbos spinning sucking air in and see how that changes that flow in front of them
That would be interesting to see. Though ram air into the turbos would be beneficial either way
Im curious to see if they can suck hard enough to change the aero right there. Like can they pull in harder than the air can be rammed. Need a Dyno inside a wind tunnel. Lmfao
@@ant1985ish there is a lot truth to that. The tires/wheels spinning also changes a whole lot of the aerodynamics and can change the drag and lift numbers drastically.
@@ant1985ish they can’t pull harder unless it’s a super charger which I don’t think they are? Only way reg turbos pull harder is with ram effect
@@mcbaited5455 you don't understand how turbos work.
It's cool to see you guys return to the same wind tunnel that Leroy was in
I’d imagine that there isn’t very many wind tunnels to choose from...
@@cmrnk3554 I was gonna say the same 🤣🤣
@Cutlass 87 I just started watching his channel at that time. He posted that video in my 11th birthday!
Totally agreed, and just how bad Leroy is.
Yeah!
They should of brought Ruby too
😎😎😎
"The lift is astronomical."
And absolutely no one was surprised by this.
Isn't it nice when the data confirms what you sorta already knew? Haha.
Would have at least been worth it if the drag wasn't astronomical also haha
It's an airplane.
@@tturi2 lift creates induced drag. You can’t have crazy lift without also having drag.
"Astronomical" was the perfect word to use. To The Moon!!!
James with the 800+ lbs of LIFT force 😂 “that explains everything”
Had to LOL when Cleet said that's why the Nova pulls wheelies. He's not anywhere near 170 MPH at the 8th ;-)
@@jamesplotkin4674 I was about to say that as well....that lift is at speed ....not at launch...
All the ingredients for the real moon tune
@@jamesplotkin4674 Yeah you catching flight over backwards and rolling down track in a trash can if you pulling wheels at 170 in a chevy2. lol
All that front end lift is lifting the hood off the cars lol
The turbo turbulation would probably be a little different if the turbos were actually sucking air. The air was being compressed into static impellers
Would that create enough low pressure to significantly lower downforce on the front? If so, would putting the intakes near the ground create downforce?
@@9HighFlyer9 I think his point was what effect the moving air would have with moving turbos. I doubt it would effect lift at all. most of the front end lift is likely coming from the front bumper as the air coming off the air dam tries to go over the bumper. you can see this in the smoke test. That and just the air going under the air dam and through the radiator. the turbulence is just drag.
Cleetus - we don’t need a hood
Kevin - actually if you look at this contract you signed
😂 small print gets you every time
I’m honestly surprised that he didn’t slip that in there somewhere hoping mr lawyer (cleetus) didn’t read it that close
Who needs aero when you can just add Nitrous!
Said James.
Probably.
😂😂
That's it people pack it up, chloe just won the Internet for the day, come back and try again tomorrow 😂😂😂
Comment of the YEAR!
The hood isn't the problem, it's that sharp drop off after the cab to the bed. Need a fastback body design.
Need to block off the grill like Tom Bailey, and get a chin splitter.
James has the prefect down force. "FOR A AIRPLANE" that's why it's so fast,the nova becomes weightless after launch. Lol
Could get dangerous down the track if the car get's upset at all and has low grip.
lol! it's actually really bad though...
Lol yeah pretty much weight reduction via areo
@@TheTyisawesome you never want lift from aero with a car tho
Wheelie James is his new name until the aero is fix.
Cleetus dislikes hoods so much that he didn’t know one purpose of a true cowl hood is to allow more airflow under the hood.😂😂😂 I love it lol
Kevin - the only man that enters a wind tunnel with a base ball cap on and it stays on!
Kevin is very aerodynamic lol
20hp
James: "Thats a half pound of boost"
I love it
I think mullet needs a front air dam/spoiler and a roof spoiler too, just saying.
Kevin is my hero. That guy is just pure awesomeness.
I love the highly technical aero efficiency videos like this, from a beginner in drag racing this is huge to anyone trying to crunch numbers after the 1/8th mile! wish I had the money to match what is taught here for my car lol
Kevin's like a kid in a candy store - if i wanted a drag car building, i'd go see Kevin.
That was amazing !
Bully getting aero tested soon ?
Stay strong brent! We are behind you
Need sho’nuff in there soon 👀
Really interesting what you can learn form these. I bet a splitter on the Nova could help it a lot.
Literally was just telling my girl about how nobody has posted in a full day and I was dying for a video. Hell yeah
Yeaaaaaaaah sure bud
Demo ranch posted today
@@Lunch_box
Poor Matt had to get two colonoscopies and a back surgery.
Same here man no one has
Been dying for some videos all day
someone's gotta put a dyno inside that tunnel. The turbos sucking air full rip will affect the air circulation for sure
The blow off is aimed straight up as well, might pick up some downforce
You might be onto something there, can you imagine this facility with a Dyno ... obviously you can because you thought of it. Great frickin idea
I was thinking the same thing. It would be super cool to see how much air the turbos consume at full rip.
Would love to see the lift/downforce on a dyno with 170mph wind speed hitting the car while transferring weight on a pull.....real world testing sitting still👍🏻👍🏻
@@lazylizard6532 no it actually creates less overall downforce, hence why it's not recommended, lol.
That's a cute wind tunnel. We have a full size at work with dyno rolls and turn table (so you can got at any angle to the wind). Its powered by some old WWII bomber propellers! It looks impressive but I think it basically tops out at 150 km/h so not much faster than this one. It doesn't get used nearly enough these days because you can generally do CFD pretty reliably at those kind of speeds.
it would be interesting to see the Elco with an air dam attached to the bumper, a tonneau with a bubble behind the back glass and some angle on the rear spoiler
Ruby in her next incarnation/rebuild needs that turbo/engine stuck back under the hood somehow. The wind tunnel got me curious, a stock, base model C6 has a 0.29 coefficient of drag(vs 0.57 for mullet). Might as well use all that time the GM engineers spent in the wind tunnel with the C6 to your advantage. I know its not the Cleetus way, but the current setup is leaving time on the table IMO.
Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines
@@GeneralBigFoot And yet Ferrari makes some of the most aerodynamic cars in the world. He made that statement very early in his career 😐
They need a two piece hood that leave that big ol’ single hanging out in the breeze. That would look sick!
Aerodynamics is for squares
@@andrewbolte4934 Squares aren’t very aerodynamic though
Technically if you got a plexi-glass cowled "engine bay cover", it would be called the Eagle Saving Engine Viewer and anyone calling it a hood would be a liar!
James’ Nova is definitely my favorite nova ive seen. The history behind that car is cool asf
See what Cleetus is saying is hood doesn't make a difference, but what I am hearing is that a hood adds 30 more hp! XD
how much does it lose in ram air
@@davidlabossiere1905 actually if you ducted the turbo, it would likely get more ram effect.
the question is does ram air help the turbo or does it benefit from a low pressure area more?
@@frotobaggins7169 sounds like a question for a turbo engineer, that i am not
i just assume from all the belmouths and avoiding putting them behind things
1st law of aerodynamics is: It doesn't matter how you split the air, it's how you put it back together that's important!
Teardrop is the best shape if you are not going supersonic
I would love to just work with Kevin for a day, just observing and learning, the way he analyzes everything for data to convert into going fast down the track is rad
"I Don't Need Down Force Where I'm Going" has to be JackStands new shirt with the Nova riding the rear bumper 😂
lol *_UP FORCE_* with a pic of the Nova doing a 12 o'clock wheelie
Get this to the top so ol cleet can see it
Sorry but Mullet looks completely average with the hood off, hood on is so much cleaner.
Haha I see you've been watching for awhile now!
20 horsepower cleaner. PLUS we don't know the drag throughout the pull. Was there a lot of drag at 70 mph that could slow the car? Or perhaps at 90? Mullett is only going 170 for 1/10 of a second. I say keep the hood on.
I think it is a total slap in the face, Kevin put his heart, soul, into creating one of the cleanest, fastest, bad-ass street machines ever. Might be different if Cletus said, Kevin, build me a hoodless hot rod and Kevin put a hood on it. Everyone loves Cletus and what he has done for the hot rod nerds of the world and I'm no different. It's his car and he can do whatever he wants, but good ole boy or not, that's just down-home disrespect to a proven master car builder, IMHO
@@donm8317 hmm I don't think Kevin did much to the hood other then cut a couple turbski/ clearance holes in it. The body shop guys are the ones left crying if anything. Don't get me wrong the guy did great work setting up the car! I'm pretty sure he got paid handsomely to build it...
@@2pi628 drag increase with the square of speed, so at low speed the difference in Cd matters less and less (relative to itself).
That was fascinating! Science in action. I thought losing the hood would wreak havoc with the aero, but no. Cool stuff.
Kevin is going to learn so much from this day!!
He will definitely incorporate some of this info into his builds....and figure out some kind of sensor to monitor it.
Surprised they didn't try tapping the front grill to compare with drag coefficients and downforce/lift, if the cowl is pulling air in from the top, use that to duct carb setup, mitigate cooling flow considering minimal run time... maybe rework the roof/rear window area to lessen the turbulence on trunk deck.
Pretty sure a cow is more aerodynamic than LeRoy especially with a little hair gel
Say it ain’t so LeRoy is a “McFarland Aerodynamics” masterpiece 😅😂🤣
Well, Cleetus and JH did buy a cow named Leroy. Don't know if they checked the aero on that steer before, um, "removing the hood".
Clear body panels on Leroy. It's the only way.
Awesome idea!!!
Hell yeah, I concur.
I feel a collab with Warped Perception, AWD CUTLASS, or Garage 54 is an order..
@@Dubz0408 Collab with garage54 or rob dahm would be sick
HELL YEAH
Seems like those turbos are in decent low pressure zone, as much as I like the turbski's popping out of the hood they might breath better if they sat a little bit lower inside the hood 😁
Or raise them a few inches to catch the air forced over the front of the hood that used to go right over them
Kevin is like the cool Dad we have all wanted
That ElCamino is SAWEEEEEEET! I never got the 1/4 mile specs on it (e.t./mph, engine size, etc.)
Kevin is such a kid in the candy shop rn learning about his work and how it affects the car and you can see how happy he is when he is watching the smoke.
James' Nova would hugely benefit from a front air dam and a rear drag spoiler. The air actually cuts down off the roof quite aggressively, so it would be quite functional. Also changing the hood and getting rid of the cowl would really help reduce the front lift.
Boy I'd love to get my car in there.
Seeing Kevin on faster with Finnegan and then right after seeing him on this channel is so awesome. Smart man!!!!
Get those turbos under the hood line and pick up air in the grill. Install a plastic dam just behind the radiator to keep the air out from under the el camino, or put a splitter on.
James needs that facia back and the same air dam mod as the el camino. Use tape to seal the cowl induction hood to the windshield. Get that air out from underneath the car!
Some river vortex generators along the back of the roof would help the low pressure behind the rear windows on both cars too
I want these numbers with the engine running. It’s an air pump with turbos. That negative area in front of the turbos should disappear as it sucks the air in.
Cleeter and Motion should add a little tag to the hats for marketing purposes: "This hat has been officially tested in a wind tunnel and produces very little drag"
It would be cool to see some turbos scoop's extending out toward the front like having ram air
Remember the turbo is a compressor, so it pulls it’s own air in boost more than when it’s just sat. There would be an airflow change with the turbos spooled.
After seeing James lift number, I found what he needs besides more downforce, Controlling Wheelies with a Laser Ride Height Sensor. Cuts timing to keep him from going too high.
Great test of the cowl hood. That’s why Chevrolet designed it for the Z28 in 69. Plus it looks good.
Hi cleetus my dad recently passed away and I just wanted say that he loved watching you guys and I love watching you guys. Keep up the good work
I was just at the zoo thinking there's no way a giraffe is aerodynamic and then I watch this video and I stand corrected.
I feel like Kevin will truly cry if you take the hood off the El CO that's his master piece right there 🤣🤣
Jackstand, just needs to put a big ole wing on the back of the nova.
Needs one on the front too
A bigger in the front and wheeliebars
@@thomasoberg227 just curious, are bars not allowed in the classes James usually runs, is this why he doesn't have them?
@@86FxBdyCpe yes
These are drag cars... a wing does nothing for top speed
That shows why promods have the turbos mounted the way they do. Right between where the air gets sucked into the cowl and exits through the wheel arches. I bet it would improve ait's as well. Interesting. 👍
Bro,!?!? That Wind Tunnel is Sick....
Mr. Cleeter you guys still do the fun stuff. Thanx for sharing.....
u should have had the car's running with the turbo spooled up to see the changes of windflow as they do a LOT of sucking! :D
"More bald eagles. Screw aerodynamics..."
I love this guy. 😄
Never gonna forget old Leroy in there with his cardboard panels ☠🤣
the video of Leroy in the wind tunnel was the first video I saw from the channel. This was several years ago. What a journey!!!!
I know the 405 guys are super proud you have that ELCO!! So crazy bro I remember seeing you on the show. And now look you completely started you’re own masterpiece of McFarland Madness! Much love!
I must be a loser. Because I think the car looks way better with the hood.
You’re not a loser. Just correct
100% Looks better with a hood!
Then I’m a loser too
I kinda agree. I mean what’s under is sexy but should only be shown in privacy lol!
There's no hail or water damage on your engine as well
Cleetus: C'mon Kevin we gotta go, we got streetcar takeover to prepare for!
Kevin: But muh data!
I've got so used to hearing "month of freedom" that I got depressed after the intro
Lol
Hood on with winglets to direct flow into Turbos. WIN, Win right there. Also deflector over back window to eliminate the turbulence there. Same for tailgate area and side winglets to streamline rear turbulence. Turbulence = huge drag. No turbulence = Slipstreamed car.
21:00 James is basically driving around with the flaps set to full, makes sense why the Nova always wants to take off.
Man watching all you guys drag finally got me thinking 🤔 about my next build..
James definitely needs a front spoiler and rear wing to keep that brick on the pavement.
Remember when he was considering putting cardboard as body panels for Leroy 😂
Some clear panels would be impossible to keep clean, but would be awesome.
some carbon fibre panels would look good
Fred: "you know what you gotta do right? Needs body panels to go faster!" Cleet: "........CARBOARD!!!" lmfao
@@chaosuk75 a promod body wrapped to look like Leroy without the body.
Your original trip to the wind tunnel was the first Cleetus video I ever saw. Now I'm hooked.
Seeing how much air is getting pulled through the front grill is very good to see in my opinion. Looks like the radiator gets a ton of air through it
I'd be looking at forming a top for the back. Something that smooths the transition down to the rear spoiler.
I’d love to see a comparison between this, and like a 88 Monte Carlo RS, see what the RS body package of a few years later gained in aero…
SS, actually. Those came in LS and SS variants, I've never heard of a factory Monte RS.
@@anonymousinc6330 I stand corrected. But u knew what I meant…
Jackstand definitely needs a front diffuser and about a 3 foot long drag wing..... and wheelie bars. 🤣🤣
Diffusers are for the rear of the car, you’d definitely not want one on the front lol.
Wheelie bars don’t go with radials
The piece of kit you're looking for up front is an air dam or a splitter. It does need at least a lip spoiler in the back to kill the lift.
You’d think a wind tunnel for cars would have a bigger door
They do other stuff more often than cars. A lot of racing bicycles (you can see some helmets on the wall in the background), drones, apparently even residential items that may get caught in the wind.
Loved seeing the "induction" in action on a Cowl Induction hood.
Yea that whas awsome really
Lose the hood, fit a topper.... hit the 6 seconds Freedom
James does a backflip in the ‘Bradenton Brick’. DRAG racing with a whole new meaning.
Great video guys. As good as the first wind tunnel affair
Haha cleetus said “Leroy roof did not go anywhere” talking about the nova
I’m with Kevin. Leroy deserves SOME sort of aero at this point too. Not a full body, but some help.
As someone else said in the comments, clear body panels for Leroy
@@_justsomedude yes. Great idea
All he needs is a more aerodynamic front end
Just do it like a ariel atom where it has like some aero bits but its not fully a car still
@@Garf2O that would look awesome
What surprised me the most in this one is that ol cleet didn't know what a cowl hood was designed to do.
I was thinking that too but it is old technology. They need the underside of the hood molded/fitted to seal against the carbs to actually work. Cowl induction had the dual traits of looking cool and actually working. The cool looking part is the only one that stayed around.
Thank you so much Cleetus, vapor trial testing your HATS - cracked me up, & I'm with Anthony Nelson - those turbo would suck some air
So happy to be able to say I'm officially a OG that was almost the exact time I started watching and I've been a LOYAL fan ever since
I still love when that dude told cleet that he was driving a brick. Lol
Cinder block cause its grey lmao
Leroy in the wind tunnel: 🐄
Nova in the wind tunnel: ✈️
Yo Cleetus, that measly little KSR sticker on the rear glass isn’t enough!
Kevin's Brain is working! I can't wait to see what he does with just what he seen the smoke do. That's a Mad Man!
Awesome vid,I,m surprised how much data they can get from wt testing,horsepower/speed,great videography,great audio,and awesome cars,awesome commentary,thankyou,best wishes to all,from,Auckland,New Zealand,you guys rock.🙂🙂😉
I bet you had a tough time getting Kevin to leave the wind tunnel.
Kevin put up a vid of Soccer Mom in the tunnel. Check it out!
Cleetus: "Its always a BLAST visiting here"
Me: "Its a wind tunnel" lol 🤣
the leroy video was so funny cuz it literally made no difference in his 7 sec passes
Hey man I love watching your videos! When they do the smoke test after you take the hood off take a closer look at the smoke it isn't really going through the radiator appropriately... it's just cutting through the top and popping out. You might lose a lot of your cooling ability by running with your hood off! You might be able to solve this by making a very small bra or just a hard edge like the tip of the hood behind the front end! Just picture a small spoiler for your front end that comes back maybe 4-6 inches over the top of the radiator to channel the airflow... like you take a hood and cut out the middle but leave the outline attached...
Put some vents in the hood to get rid of the lift while passing sanctioning body requirements to cover moving parts and contain fluids in case of a leak. plus it looks SOO much better with a hood!
The smoke testing at the rear of the cars shows why you need a parachute launcher!
It’s funny because he has a fan un-ironically in front of his monitors
🇺🇸🇺🇸Cleetus needs to step up his jet boat game, and build a Texas speed twin turbo 427 Jetsprint boat🇺🇸🇺🇸
Needs to get with Mike Finnegan and build a REAL jet boat, not a little piddly deal lol
We would like to keep Ol' Cleeter alive thank you!!
@@djmjr77 the guy was gonna build a jet car so.....
@@kadenwatt2033 Real jet boats aren't as versatile.
@@compoundlml7156 even Cleet knew he would kill himself with Mullet as a jet car, which is why they made mullet into what it is today.. lol
Some louvers for the back window & pillars, and a daytona style nose cone would look rediculous, but i'd wager the gains will be huge.