I'm just curious if there are any gains to be had from a flat underbody in the 7? I know that the aero is a ton of bricks on this car but would it benefit from flat underbody panels covering the bottom of the engine? Perhaps if anything, reduce the amount of drag and turbulent air going into the engine bay and reduce lift on the front end even? I wonder if this would cause any overheating issues now that there is less air flowing through. I've skimmed thru the 15+ pages of aero but there isn't much about covering the bottom of the engine... just lots of nasty wings that don't belong on a 7.
I have modified and added quite a bit of aero on my Exige, completely flat from front to rear (much larger front splitter, side skirts, bigger and longer diffuser, big rear wing, and covering the front and rear wheel bottom openings). I would like to somewhat reduce the drag and lift on the 7... without adding anything that would deter it from it's original look like I love so much. It should be simple enough as I have a few left over aluminum sheets, cut out a few panels, find a way to mount them. If there are overheating issues, add in a few naca ducts...
What do you guys think, is it even worth doing?
I have modified and added quite a bit of aero on my Exige, completely flat from front to rear (much larger front splitter, side skirts, bigger and longer diffuser, big rear wing, and covering the front and rear wheel bottom openings). I would like to somewhat reduce the drag and lift on the 7... without adding anything that would deter it from it's original look like I love so much. It should be simple enough as I have a few left over aluminum sheets, cut out a few panels, find a way to mount them. If there are overheating issues, add in a few naca ducts...
What do you guys think, is it even worth doing?
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