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Anyone Ever Use the Factory Supplied AIR DEFLECTORS???

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The factory engineers stated the combination of the underbody ducts and the air deflectors allowed more laps to be driven at full boogie before experiencing fade.
I bought both for my 16 Challenger and use Hawk DTC70 pads with titanium brake pad to caliper shims and Castrol SRF fluid. I still faded my brakes at Road America last year. These heavy cars need all the help they can get.
 


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High pressure and low pressure areas abound. FCA has a wind tunnel, and you have an out of calibration Mark I eyeball. So unless you are Greta, and can see non-visible gases, I would trust the fluid modeling and practical testing.
 


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High pressure and low pressure areas abound. FCA has a wind tunnel, and you have an out of calibration Mark I eyeball. So unless you are Greta, and can see non-visible gases, I would trust the fluid modeling and practical testing.
You bought a goofy looki'n car, what'ya you know. And factory hood pins don't work either! They're just jewelry.:p
 


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My Redeye had the deflectors in a box in the trunk when I purchased the vehicle.
I have not installed them.
 


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I installed them.
Pizza cake!
I have had this thing up and down changing fluids and wheels and tires so it was no big deal.
 


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I installed them.
Pizza cake!
I have had this thing up and down changing fluids and wheels and tires so it was no big deal.
Understood. But the thread was started because I questioned the functionality of them.
 


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Understood. But the thread was started because I questioned the functionality of them.
Copy that and I have no clue.
I suppose one of the road course members on here would have to do a test with a pyrometer at the track.
I figured when they had this svelte beast in the wind tunnel somebody noticed that there was no wind on the brakes and the one engineer who had a brother with a plastic device manufacturing plant said "I've got a fix".
 


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With all the gadgets and gizmos on these cars I'm surprised you can't see the brakes/tires/rear diff temps.
 


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I've just spoken with the @CDT Rotors people :cool:, as part of the data logging that will happen later this year, they will test with and without these in place and get caliper temps at a minimum.
 


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I'll throw my spin in here......these may not be designed to direct air at the wheels/brakes, but instead could act as a vortex generator and create a resulting airflow that would work to pull air from/through the wheel/brake areas....and no....I'm not a fluid dynamics genius....but I did sleep in my bed last night :p
 


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I'll throw my spin in here......these may not be designed to direct air at the wheels/brakes, but instead could act as a vortex generator and create a resulting airflow that would work to pull air from/through the wheel/brake areas....and no....I'm not a fluid dynamics genius....but I did sleep in my bed last night :p


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I'll throw my spin in here......these may not be designed to direct air at the wheels/brakes, but instead could act as a vortex generator and create a resulting airflow that would work to pull air from/through the wheel/brake areas....and no....I'm not a fluid dynamics genius....but I did sleep in my bed last night :p
As I said: There are deliberate high pressure and low pressure areas engineered into these cars.
 


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Is that the new orange Hellcat?
 


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As I said: There are deliberate high pressure and low pressure areas engineered into these cars.
and I don't doubt your veracity sir :)

I got into an aerodynamics conversation with someone last night....and then my mind went to this discussion....as I've admitted before...weird things pop into my head at weird times :)
 


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Funny this topic came up. One of the things I asked about before I picked up my RE WB at the dealer was if the deflectors were installed or not since I looked in the trunk and didn't see any there. Annnd of course....the sales manager gave me a blank look and had no idea what I was talking about. Car sits so low, I couldn't tell if they were there or not. So I explained to him what they were - just a couple plastic flat pieces that are mounted on the lower control arms with U-bolts on the front that help direct air towards the front brake rotors.

He had one of the service guys jack the car up a little on the show room floor to make sure they were there and they were indeed installed. I doubt they do much at real low speeds, but I can see them directing some air towards the rotors over 40 mph. They probably weigh a whopping total of 2 pounds max. I also asked him to remove the yellow shipping guard for the front splitter and put it in the trunk....guess I'm not one of the "cool" guys. :cry:
 


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You should mount the deflectors on the splitter guard and reinstall it.
 


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One might say 'Parachute-like' aerodynamics.

Helps when slowing down for corners.
But the brakes won't be so warm...
 


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I've just spoken with the @CDT Rotors people :cool:, as part of the data logging that will happen later this year, they will test with and without these in place and get caliper temps at a minimum.
With the new belly pan as well?

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