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What are these covers called/for? I tried googling a few terms such as "rally wheel covers" and got nothing.
>>14794582
they're called wheel trims
they're for scene points, like everything else on that obomination
>>14794599
Ah that sucks i was hoping for something functional out of them. Thanks for answering despite the Hoonigay pic
![STC_design_23-1024x640[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/P3gJ6Ph.jpg "STC_design_23-1024x640[1].jpg")
>>14794612
They are functional, so functional in fact that I think they were banned from racing.
I can't remember the name though, but they feature on a lot of old racing cars, see pic for example.
"Turbo fan wheel" brings up a few results but that's likely not the correct name.
>>14794599
Not correct namewise
>>14794639
the wheel doesnt have the fans around the ouside tho, it looks like its solid like the old aero/economy prototypes.
also rally wheels are designed to brake before the rest of the suspension. whereas these look like they'd be good for nothing but just showing off your cars front wheels spinning.
>>14794582
"Wheel Shrouds" or "static wheel fairings"
http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/wheel_shrouds.html
>>14794639
and like this guy said, they were banned at least in F1 I know
>>14794699
Goddamn, fluid dynamics make my dick hard in F1.
![Ford-Fiesta-Ken-Block-Gymkhana[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/R7uuDoP.jpg "Ford-Fiesta-Ken-Block-Gymkhana[1].jpg")
>>14794691
Actually it does, and there's an interesting shot in one of his Gymkhana videos where you can see (thanks to the smoke) the air being forced out by the fan and the centrifugal force, see pic related. Compare the front wheel which has a shroud, with the rear one that doesn't.
This picture becomes even more interesting as it's a great demonstration of the Coanda effect, that is the air "following/curving" around the wheel, which you can see thanks to the smoke.
>>14794737
ah thats fair, cant really see from the side only view.
i did sorta see it was ken block related so just assumed it was nothing performance related.
>>14794791
>i did sorta see it was ken block related so just assumed it was nothing performance related.
That's fair enough, can't argue with that
>>14794691
You're pretty faggety bro. Go read the internet before posting again, eh.
>>14794791
>i did sorta see it was ken block related so just assumed it was nothing performance related.
That's the thing though, doing figure 8's at 40mph isn't going to require wheel fairings, so although they work, they're not actually working.
>functional yet not needed
>put them on anyway so everyone thinks I'm not a poser
>has the opposite effect on anyone over 12 years old
>>14794870
>That's the thing though, doing figure 8's at 40mph isn't going to require wheel fairings, so although they work, they're not actually working.
He does autocross, so it might actually be of any use.
They're called hubcaps.
>>14794691
there are more compact versions
Holy fuckkkk these are cool aero
>>14794582
where can you buy these and are they track legal?
Fifteen52 makes some similar wheels
>>14799730
im looking for externals but thats pretty cool. those rear wheels in op's pic are Fifteen52s
