Aerodynamics
In this page there is everything that has to do with aerodynamics in autmobiles. Aerodynamics are the study of air passing an object at high speeds. This is very important in a car wanting to go at high speeds. Without aerodynamics, cars would not be able to pass a certain speed no matter how much power they have. This is a problem with many cars out on the market today. The car that best represents bad aerodynamics is the Ford Mustang. This car can have up to 500+ horsepower and it will still never pass the 190 MPH mark. When a car does this that means very bad aerodynamics and the car was bad to begin with. In the following paragraphs you will learn what happens to the air going: under, around and inside the car at speeds of 100+ MPH and how to improve it. To perfect aerodynamics on a car it takes time, money, patience, and a urge to make your car perform. After the following list of different things that can be done with the aerodynamics of your car we will explain in depth what exactly happens to the air going across the car at high speeds.

Air travelling...	How it affects the car	Ways to improve this problem
Under the car	Creates lift underneath the car	Lowering the cars supension to only a few inches off the ground preventing the air from going underneath the car
Over the car	Does not really affect the car expcept if you have a spoiler which creates downforce. Without a spoiler the car would only be affected by the air draging behind the car. If you do not know what a spoiler is refer to performance parts.	There is no problem, but if you put on the spoiler make sure you use a right one because to much downforce will cause to much drag on the car. Refer to performance parts if you do not know what drag is.
Along the sides of the car	Scoops on the side of the car affects this greatly because scoops pick up air from around the car and put it into the engine. Without scoops the car would only be affected by the air draging behind the car.	Do not put to many scoops on your car and watch our for big wheels that stick out of your car.
Hitting the car from the front	It creates drag and slows the car down	Have a sleak fron to your car and try for it to be as smooth as possible. Avoid putting on to many flat objects on the front and also try to avoid very weird changes in the front. The way you think the air will move quicker around the car the better.
Draging behind the car	This is nearly impossible to improve or remove because this has to do with the laws of physics and of course you know those are things that can not be changed	You might be able to improve this by making a hole in the back of your car like certain race cars, but this will make your car look ugly and nobody wants an ugly car.

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