Brake Ducts

[Abraaoneves]

Hey Guys! This year we want to minimize our car's drag. One thing that everybody knows is that the back side of the wheel is an area that has a lot of drag. To try to minimize this part's drag and also cool the brakes we thought in assemble a brake duct. Someone know if the brake duct system can help reducing the drag?

[Claude Rouelle]

And who are you?

[Jay Lawrence]

Sure, why not

[Joshkb]

Make a drawing

[Master Blaster]

Hey Abraaoneves,
you can surely give it a try but i doubt it would make a considerable difference plus integrating it in your wheel assembly may pose a challange.

[legendaryyy]

Abraaoneves,

Are you referring to something like this?

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[Adam Farabaugh]

Do you really need this to cool your brakes? How much does this reduction in drag gain you in the competition? Personally the only time I would spend time messing with brake ducts in FSAE is if we found out during pre-comp endurance trials that the brake rotors were undersized and heat was causing fade... generally seems like a massive waste of time otherwise