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1973 1974 Charger spoiler lift charts - "Petty-sized" from Gary Romberg

Started by odcics2, December 01, 2016, 10:03:04 AM

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odcics2

Finally found the charts I got from Gary Romberg back in the mid 70s.

A "Petty-sized" front spoiler cuts lift IN HALF, at any speed.
Pretty dramatic improvement that is easily felt. 
It only takes a 1/2 inch on the deck lid to stop any lift!
I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

odcics2

I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

draftingmonkey

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RallyeMike

Thanks for these. Very interesting!  

I learned these lessons on my own. It was fun to go through it and discover the impact at speed. The car went from "floating around" to "slot car" with addition of the front air dam and rear spoiler. I ended up decreasing the the angle of the rear spoiler by more than half after the first run at 150+. It was clear that it slowed me down more than anything.

I have an appreciation for what these guys did 40+ years ago!

Thanks again.



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hemihead

 I was reading this post and the enclosed data . Found it very informative , thanks ! Does anyone have the dimensions or the blueprints to make the
front and rear spoilers ?
Lots of people talkin' , few of them know
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odcics2

Quote from: hemihead on January 07, 2017, 01:00:07 AM
I was reading this post and the enclosed data . Found it very informative , thanks ! Does anyone have the dimensions or the blueprints to make the
front and rear spoilers ?

Width is centerline of each frame rail. Angle is 45 degrees. Depth is 6.5" from the track minimum.
Rear spoiler was as wide as the deck lid.  Angle was TBD per track.
I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

tan top

Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
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http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

hemihead

Quote from: odcics2 on January 07, 2017, 03:29:49 PM
Quote from: hemihead on January 07, 2017, 01:00:07 AM
I was reading this post and the enclosed data . Found it very informative , thanks ! Does anyone have the dimensions or the blueprints to make the
front and rear spoilers ?

Width is centerline of each frame rail. Angle is 45 degrees. Depth is 6.5" from the track minimum.
Rear spoiler was as wide as the deck lid.  Angle was TBD per track.
Thank You ! I assume they are like 1/8 " Aluminum .
I appreciate the help .
Lots of people talkin' , few of them know
Soul of a woman was created below
  Led Zeppelin