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.
@aaronfields573 жыл бұрын
I'd personally keep the hood.... It looks really good with the hood
@kingofkush52203 жыл бұрын
Hey you still went fast without a hood
@KSRPerformanceFabrication3 жыл бұрын
I mean.........the hood currently has a 2-0 record for events won..... ;)
@mattmanyam3 жыл бұрын
Damn skippy! Well done, sir!
@KawiAddict463 жыл бұрын
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!!
@chrishamilton25593 жыл бұрын
Can't argue with results, or the resultant superstitions attached to them.
@isaacoakes33783 жыл бұрын
I remember the pain you went through to make that hood fit!! 💪🏼
@davidgray80893 жыл бұрын
Exactly, you don't mess with success. Except maybe 2 scoops to ram air through those turbos.
@Hugh_Jaynis3 жыл бұрын
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!
@RJ_Cormac3 жыл бұрын
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!
@wobblysauce3 жыл бұрын
That was also for visability.
@jonwhite32653 жыл бұрын
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.
@sirmonkey19853 жыл бұрын
he's joking guys, the hoods not going anywhere.
@benjaminwelch8363 жыл бұрын
I feel like cleet is 100% just fucking around and loves and plans on sticking eith that custom hood
@spewp3 жыл бұрын
Drives brick shaped cars on tracks, worries about wind tunnel performance. Classic Florida man.
@sethbarby38913 жыл бұрын
Everyone clowning around in the wind tunnel *Kevin staring intently doing math in his head *
@Motolympics3 жыл бұрын
OG’s remember Leroy with the wing
@ccpm80493 жыл бұрын
No doubt
@ManiacGuitar983 жыл бұрын
Real ogs remember side by side through the drive thru
@andrewbleazy3 жыл бұрын
OG’s remember a time before Leroy.
@mikeymasi3 жыл бұрын
Kayak on the roof blasting through the traps at 160+
@BigBing19873 жыл бұрын
Real OG's know why leroy is even called Leroy, and when it was just a stock vette cart.
@zachfrye-lofley1843 жыл бұрын
Everyone: wow so cool Kevin: actually investigating how to Improve aero
@logancurtis77733 жыл бұрын
He is all about data.
@lakesidemotorsports76583 жыл бұрын
At least he was trying...
@werewolf99113 жыл бұрын
I was litteraly thinking about that too
@kenleppek3 жыл бұрын
Kevin was the kid in school who actually paid attention during the field trips.
@jawbusta1293 жыл бұрын
Kevin is a mastermind, straight up.
@Garage.Philosophy3 жыл бұрын
“Glad you bought one with a body and paint job this time !” Huge roast on Cleetus 😂😂
@epicness6463 жыл бұрын
The car looks way better with a hood on ! Can’t deny that
@jamestrost84123 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t
@TheKingduffy1383 жыл бұрын
@@jamestrost8412 It does
@piercefindlay43523 жыл бұрын
Cappp
@jamestrost84123 жыл бұрын
@@piercefindlay4352 if it was my car I’d put the hood on it but this is the Cletus McFarland KZfaq channel...
@billgringhuis3 жыл бұрын
cleetus: "we're here purely for fun" kevin: "DATA!!!" 😎
@unsaved0133 жыл бұрын
To Kevin data is fun
@TOASTMEDIA3 жыл бұрын
data!
@nevoyu3 жыл бұрын
"The difference between Leeroy and this car is... a car" That's gold
@cokevspepsi5163 жыл бұрын
Lol.. leeeeeroy
@wobblysauce3 жыл бұрын
Right on the money... So what you are saying is Leroy can enter twice?
@dertmatyui3 жыл бұрын
They should put a clear body on Leroy
@pppaybackkk3 жыл бұрын
@@dertmatyui LOL! Like an RC car before you paint it...
@DefinitelyNotEmma3 жыл бұрын
I mean a Mercedes EQS has a drag coefficient of 0.20 so yes, a car.
@pv2roach113 жыл бұрын
Cleetus - we don’t need a hood Kevin - actually if you look at this contract you signed 😂 small print gets you every time
@54raceman10 ай бұрын
I’m honestly surprised that he didn’t slip that in there somewhere hoping mr lawyer (cleetus) didn’t read it that close
@dakotaroach95743 жыл бұрын
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
@chloehennessey68133 жыл бұрын
Who needs aero when you can just add Nitrous! Said James. Probably.
@4familyman3 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@Matty.Hill_873 жыл бұрын
That's it people pack it up, chloe just won the Internet for the day, come back and try again tomorrow 😂😂😂
@kd-qf3iq3 жыл бұрын
Comment of the YEAR!
@jacobs.97973 жыл бұрын
"The lift is astronomical." And absolutely no one was surprised by this.
@themillera93 жыл бұрын
Isn't it nice when the data confirms what you sorta already knew? Haha.
@tturi23 жыл бұрын
Would have at least been worth it if the drag wasn't astronomical also haha
@TOASTMEDIA3 жыл бұрын
It's an airplane.
@CoconutMigrating3 жыл бұрын
@@tturi2 lift creates induced drag. You can’t have crazy lift without also having drag.
@SirVic423 жыл бұрын
"Astronomical" was the perfect word to use. To The Moon!!!
@spaceemperorkarl1213 жыл бұрын
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
@davidlabossiere19053 жыл бұрын
how much does it lose in ram air
@frotobaggins71693 жыл бұрын
@@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?
@davidlabossiere19053 жыл бұрын
@@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
@ant1985ish3 жыл бұрын
Need to get the car running and Turbos spinning sucking air in and see how that changes that flow in front of them
@ChevTecGroup3 жыл бұрын
That would be interesting to see. Though ram air into the turbos would be beneficial either way
@ant1985ish3 жыл бұрын
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
@ChevTecGroup3 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@mcbaited54553 жыл бұрын
@@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
@Ben-hf7fg3 жыл бұрын
@@mcbaited5455 you don't understand how turbos work.
@DustinN8283 жыл бұрын
James with the 800+ lbs of LIFT force 😂 “that explains everything”
@jamesplotkin46743 жыл бұрын
Had to LOL when Cleet said that's why the Nova pulls wheelies. He's not anywhere near 170 MPH at the 8th ;-)
@1216jimmyz3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesplotkin4674 I was about to say that as well....that lift is at speed ....not at launch...
@superslacker653 жыл бұрын
All the ingredients for the real moon tune
@510Redneck3 жыл бұрын
@@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
@vaugr19173 жыл бұрын
All that front end lift is lifting the hood off the cars lol
@PFIBrent3 жыл бұрын
That was amazing !
@bcoit553 жыл бұрын
Bully getting aero tested soon ?
@palmermonsen90983 жыл бұрын
Stay strong brent! We are behind you
@skandiaart3 жыл бұрын
Need sho’nuff in there soon 👀
@Jeff_S...3 жыл бұрын
Really interesting what you can learn form these. I bet a splitter on the Nova could help it a lot.
@OllieW5013 жыл бұрын
Kevin's like a kid in a candy store - if i wanted a drag car building, i'd go see Kevin.
@botmonkey10083 жыл бұрын
The turbo turbulation would probably be a little different if the turbos were actually sucking air. The air was being compressed into static impellers
@9HighFlyer93 жыл бұрын
Would that create enough low pressure to significantly lower downforce on the front? If so, would putting the intakes near the ground create downforce?
@frotobaggins71693 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@cutlass87833 жыл бұрын
It's cool to see you guys return to the same wind tunnel that Leroy was in
@cmrnk35543 жыл бұрын
I’d imagine that there isn’t very many wind tunnels to choose from...
@smolscale3 жыл бұрын
@@cmrnk3554 I was gonna say the same 🤣🤣
@chloehennessey68133 жыл бұрын
@Cutlass 87 I just started watching his channel at that time. He posted that video in my 11th birthday!
@tl10243 жыл бұрын
Totally agreed, and just how bad Leroy is.
@AH-lw2bj3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! They should of brought Ruby too 😎😎😎
@coryyoung5743 жыл бұрын
James has the prefect down force. "FOR A AIRPLANE" that's why it's so fast,the nova becomes weightless after launch. Lol
@jamesplotkin46743 жыл бұрын
Could get dangerous down the track if the car get's upset at all and has low grip.
@CampyCamper3 жыл бұрын
lol! it's actually really bad though...
@TheTyisawesome3 жыл бұрын
Lol yeah pretty much weight reduction via areo
@MyLonewolf253 жыл бұрын
@@TheTyisawesome you never want lift from aero with a car tho
@guy_autordie3 жыл бұрын
Wheelie James is his new name until the aero is fix.
@markellis7963 жыл бұрын
Kevin - the only man that enters a wind tunnel with a base ball cap on and it stays on!
@Ieatpeople23 жыл бұрын
Kevin is very aerodynamic lol
@robertjones96063 жыл бұрын
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!
@FSXgta3 жыл бұрын
Teardrop is the best shape if you are not going supersonic
@RJ_Cormac3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ryanthomp3 жыл бұрын
20hp James: "Thats a half pound of boost" I love it
@0tispunkm3y3r3 жыл бұрын
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.
@echo83373 жыл бұрын
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
@williamivy71173 жыл бұрын
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.
@MRCtouring3 жыл бұрын
Sorry but Mullet looks completely average with the hood off, hood on is so much cleaner.
@derekbader1303 жыл бұрын
Haha I see you've been watching for awhile now!
@2pi6283 жыл бұрын
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.
@donm83173 жыл бұрын
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
@derekbader1303 жыл бұрын
@@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...
@Murcielago2293 жыл бұрын
@@2pi628 drag increase with the square of speed, so at low speed the difference in Cd matters less and less (relative to itself).
@rosstihh22203 жыл бұрын
"More bald eagles. Screw aerodynamics..." I love this guy. 😄
@blehbleh2223 жыл бұрын
Kevin is like the cool Dad we have all wanted
@MR.BAD_IDLE3 жыл бұрын
"I Don't Need Down Force Where I'm Going" has to be JackStands new shirt with the Nova riding the rear bumper 😂
@eddominates3 жыл бұрын
lol *_UP FORCE_* with a pic of the Nova doing a 12 o'clock wheelie
@tommasobey80033 жыл бұрын
Get this to the top so ol cleet can see it
@gullreefclub3 жыл бұрын
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 😅😂🤣
@SirVic423 жыл бұрын
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".
@ElkinsEric3 жыл бұрын
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.
@s1n1stersixsgaming83 жыл бұрын
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.
@Bradzhamo27813 жыл бұрын
Cleetus: "Its always a BLAST visiting here" Me: "Its a wind tunnel" lol 🤣
@whiffy5063 жыл бұрын
someone's gotta put a dyno inside that tunnel. The turbos sucking air full rip will affect the air circulation for sure
@lazylizard65323 жыл бұрын
The blow off is aimed straight up as well, might pick up some downforce
@ProlificInvention3 жыл бұрын
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
@gregorybrogden87903 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. It would be super cool to see how much air the turbos consume at full rip.
@young119843 жыл бұрын
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👍🏻👍🏻
@sirmonkey19853 жыл бұрын
@@lazylizard6532 no it actually creates less overall downforce, hence why it's not recommended, lol.
@ChrisWashburn3 жыл бұрын
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!
@spurgle85213 жыл бұрын
I now catch my wife saying HELL YEAH BROTHER randomly throughout the day, she then glares at me 🤣 slowly getting cleetus into her head
@IRONHEAD127013 жыл бұрын
That ElCamino is SAWEEEEEEET! I never got the 1/4 mile specs on it (e.t./mph, engine size, etc.)
@AaronSmith-kr5yf3 жыл бұрын
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.
@GeneralBigFoot3 жыл бұрын
Aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines
@53glowe3 жыл бұрын
@@GeneralBigFoot And yet Ferrari makes some of the most aerodynamic cars in the world. He made that statement very early in his career 😐
@Average_Enthusiast_3 жыл бұрын
They need a two piece hood that leave that big ol’ single hanging out in the breeze. That would look sick!
@andrewbolte49343 жыл бұрын
Aerodynamics is for squares
@PolarArctica3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewbolte4934 Squares aren’t very aerodynamic though
@nikobellic75673 жыл бұрын
Literally was just telling my girl about how nobody has posted in a full day and I was dying for a video. Hell yeah
@clydesweetfeetlivingston11803 жыл бұрын
Yeaaaaaaaah sure bud
@Lunch_box3 жыл бұрын
Demo ranch posted today
@CKRlll3 жыл бұрын
@@Lunch_box Poor Matt had to get two colonoscopies and a back surgery.
@alwayselite32293 жыл бұрын
Same here man no one has
@Ryenphosho3 жыл бұрын
Been dying for some videos all day
@rickrack783 жыл бұрын
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
@NICKGAR73 жыл бұрын
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
@jamesdec17743 жыл бұрын
I think mullet needs a front air dam/spoiler and a roof spoiler too, just saying.
@Krause_transport_garage3 жыл бұрын
Kevin is my hero. That guy is just pure awesomeness.
@bionaraq3 жыл бұрын
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.
@juliansaiz57143 жыл бұрын
You’d think a wind tunnel for cars would have a bigger door
@TheRoBbOb373 жыл бұрын
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.
@EvilSardine0843 жыл бұрын
Clear body panels on Leroy. It's the only way.
@richienotsorich43033 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea!!!
@ProlificInvention3 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, I concur.
@Dubz04083 жыл бұрын
I feel a collab with Warped Perception, AWD CUTLASS, or Garage 54 is an order..
@cokevspepsi5163 жыл бұрын
@@Dubz0408 Collab with garage54 or rob dahm would be sick
@yazansakran33263 жыл бұрын
HELL YEAH
@sexton73 жыл бұрын
KEEP THE HOOD PLSSS car looks so much better with the hood
@jamesplotkin46743 жыл бұрын
At least get into the 6's, then screw with it. Personally, I'd keep the hood. Makes the ElCo look sleek.
@datass6663 жыл бұрын
You must be new here...
@sexton73 жыл бұрын
@@datass666 no not at all
@Queloqueloco3 жыл бұрын
Without the hood the engine will run cooler way cooler with all that cold air flow running over it plus it looks badass imo it’s different, everybody has a hood and what sets cleats cars apart from others is that he doesn’t run hoods , I personally enjoy being able to see a badass engine
@ttrguy99523 жыл бұрын
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.
@frotobaggins71693 жыл бұрын
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
@Turtlewang753 жыл бұрын
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
@djarcforceable3 жыл бұрын
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"
@drewdalesandro6723 жыл бұрын
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!
@agsbustedknuckel13203 жыл бұрын
Bro,!?!? That Wind Tunnel is Sick.... Mr. Cleeter you guys still do the fun stuff. Thanx for sharing.....
@nathanjones56533 жыл бұрын
I must be a loser. Because I think the car looks way better with the hood.
@zacharyspencer16943 жыл бұрын
You’re not a loser. Just correct
@alexy54103 жыл бұрын
100% Looks better with a hood!
@josiahcochran82903 жыл бұрын
Then I’m a loser too
@sleepyheadfpv15073 жыл бұрын
I kinda agree. I mean what’s under is sexy but should only be shown in privacy lol!
@runed0s863 жыл бұрын
There's no hail or water damage on your engine as well
@jaymainey223 жыл бұрын
James’ Nova is definitely my favorite nova ive seen. The history behind that car is cool asf
@M3PH113 жыл бұрын
7:41 0.74 is crazy. A stock C5 corvette has a CD of 0.32 and most modern cars are under 0.30 10:12 if the front is producing lift at speed that is bad. It compromises the steering. You need to put a splitter on the front of the car and do something about the low pressure area behind the cab. Also mounting the Turbos lower and not having holes in the hood would help. 11:50 Nice to see Kevin paying attention 16:13 If somebody really wants to screw with A2 Wind Tunnels their wifi passwrod is right at this time code.
@doc33793 жыл бұрын
Your original trip to the wind tunnel was the first Cleetus video I ever saw. Now I'm hooked.
@idontneedaname853 жыл бұрын
Seeing Kevin on faster with Finnegan and then right after seeing him on this channel is so awesome. Smart man!!!!
@EmTekTube3 жыл бұрын
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 😁
@Gorditski3 жыл бұрын
Or raise them a few inches to catch the air forced over the front of the hood that used to go right over them
@joshthatguy90943 жыл бұрын
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
@yeahitskimmel3 жыл бұрын
"that's pretty cool numbers" Soccer mom does 170 with half the horsepower
@erikcapozzi34253 жыл бұрын
Yeah.. Okay
@gregmckinney69773 жыл бұрын
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.
@zapper3023 жыл бұрын
Great test of the cowl hood. That’s why Chevrolet designed it for the Z28 in 69. Plus it looks good.
@owenwalters71863 жыл бұрын
This really brings me back! Thanks guys
@jeffreybamford73653 жыл бұрын
We know ol Kev is geeking out majorly..this is right up his alley technical jargon
@Timberspecialists98983 жыл бұрын
I feel like Kevin will truly cry if you take the hood off the El CO that's his master piece right there 🤣🤣
@toreyweaver97083 жыл бұрын
'do You have a fan we can turn on to get the exhaust out of here' 🤣🤣🤣 I was thinking how bad that must have been getting James' car in there with that spicy methanol
@crankysports3 жыл бұрын
“Don’t worry about it, that smoke wand is broken” lol
@aLostShinobi3 жыл бұрын
Never gonna forget old Leroy in there with his cardboard panels ☠🤣
@CarbonBull3t3 жыл бұрын
Cleetus: C'mon Kevin we gotta go, we got streetcar takeover to prepare for! Kevin: But muh data!
@ab378583 жыл бұрын
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. 👍
@tempusfugit90093 жыл бұрын
im so happy to know that this guy sees our comments.. thanks for your time guys!
@SS454LS63 жыл бұрын
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.
@kraemerdustin3 жыл бұрын
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.
@treepaper.88843 жыл бұрын
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
@ringo_fishin3 жыл бұрын
It would be cool to see a series with a bunch of different car that are commonly made into drag cars to see which one has the best stock aerodynamics.
@gabriel_ang_3 жыл бұрын
Remember when he was considering putting cardboard as body panels for Leroy 😂
@Weekendairsoftwrrior3 жыл бұрын
Some clear panels would be impossible to keep clean, but would be awesome.
@chaosuk753 жыл бұрын
some carbon fibre panels would look good
@LowKeyIdiots3 жыл бұрын
Fred: "you know what you gotta do right? Needs body panels to go faster!" Cleet: "........CARBOARD!!!" lmfao
@Weekendairsoftwrrior3 жыл бұрын
@@chaosuk75 a promod body wrapped to look like Leroy without the body.
@BrokePremiere3 жыл бұрын
Man watching all you guys drag finally got me thinking 🤔 about my next build..
@sleepyheadfpv15073 жыл бұрын
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!
@StrKillin3 жыл бұрын
Garrett in the wind tunnel "look what I can do" like the adult baby from SNL 😂😂😂
@lukelikens20573 жыл бұрын
It would be cool to see some turbos scoop's extending out toward the front like having ram air
@foamdataservices3 жыл бұрын
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.
@philb55933 жыл бұрын
"Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines." - Enzo Ferrari
@Not_A_Cat3 жыл бұрын
That theory guaranteed Ferrari DIDN'T win many championships. It's why John Cooper, Ken Tyrrell, Colin Chapman, Jack Brabham, John Surtees, Bruce McLaren and many others made his cars look very amateur. Enzo's reponse: label them garagiste and apply AERO. To the extent of running flat 12 instead of v12 for lower frontal area and air flow over the rear of the car.
@mk-jf1ux3 жыл бұрын
Honda insight laughing its way down the road with a kswap
@mazespinwastaken.3 жыл бұрын
Ferrari F12 tdf has improved aerodynamics compared to the standard F12 ~ Ferrari
@noprob3643 жыл бұрын
Aerodynamics are for people who want to win races - literally anyone that can understand drag
@wingracer16143 жыл бұрын
@@Not_A_Cat The flat 12 was more for lower center of gravity than frontal area. It was also why Ferrari couldn't compete with ground effect cars until they went back to a V. A flat 12 takes up all the space you need for tunnels.
@erickhian3 жыл бұрын
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!!!!
@edwardh64303 жыл бұрын
My favorite channel on youtube hands down.
@berryrhoden12173 жыл бұрын
The only thing that could have made this any better would have been the official lab coats...lol Hell Yeah Brother
@bcoit553 жыл бұрын
Or a wooden 4x4 driveshaft
@PuFFerTV983683 жыл бұрын
🔥me☝️ I’m just hoping he has his RC Airplane with him like last time.
@joserbanozerknowsher39093 жыл бұрын
Jet boat aerodynamics 😤
@shymack95053 жыл бұрын
NOW YOU KNOW the hats are good when there also incredibly arrow dynamic hahaha xD we love watching you guys!
@anthonyestevez1183 жыл бұрын
James has a 5 head and a wheelie machine! LOL 😆 Cleetus will be a Hoodless Hoodlum again! 😆 Hell yeah brother!
@TravisHargiss3 жыл бұрын
I’m with Kevin. Leroy deserves SOME sort of aero at this point too. Not a full body, but some help.
@_justsomedude3 жыл бұрын
As someone else said in the comments, clear body panels for Leroy
@TravisHargiss3 жыл бұрын
@@_justsomedude yes. Great idea
@Matty.Hill_873 жыл бұрын
All he needs is a more aerodynamic front end
@Garf2O3 жыл бұрын
Just do it like a ariel atom where it has like some aero bits but its not fully a car still
@Matty.Hill_873 жыл бұрын
@@Garf2O that would look awesome
@danmyers93723 жыл бұрын
The smoke testing at the rear of the cars shows why you need a parachute launcher!
@Numberofbillion3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Cleetus, vapor trial testing your HATS - cracked me up, & I'm with Anthony Nelson - those turbo would suck some air
@TheSoundofSpeed3 жыл бұрын
To James' credit... his car is over 800 lbs lighter at the top end, so as long as he's hooked up, that means he goes faster.
@archangelspythons3 жыл бұрын
I still love when that dude told cleet that he was driving a brick. Lol
@Garf2O3 жыл бұрын
Cinder block cause its grey lmao
@dundrialbuels19413 жыл бұрын
I've got so used to hearing "month of freedom" that I got depressed after the intro
@briantruck22843 жыл бұрын
Lol
@hulkgqnissanpatrol61213 жыл бұрын
The Nova needs a sticker like "up, up and away" 😂😂
@gryfandjane3 жыл бұрын
That was fascinating! Science in action. I thought losing the hood would wreak havoc with the aero, but no. Cool stuff.
@drakeroten89283 жыл бұрын
“Hey man, did you know those guys over there went to a wind tunnel yesterday?” “The guys taking the hood off that el camino?” “Ye-wait, what?”