Wind buffet (picky general discussion)

[bossplayer]

OK, I absolutely love my V except for 2 things: wheel hop, and wind buffet (I think this is the term for what I am talking about).

These are my discoveries:

--having just the drivers side front window down creates HUGE wind travel into the car from the left.

--having both drivers side windows down lessens the severity.

--having any window down creates a draft that will rip ANY loose papers and whisk them away and out of the window. This same draft will also take things out of the center console....

--having one rear window down (and nothing else open) creates a wierd air pressure feel

--then, on top of all this the sunroof has a plastic deflector that raises up to create more airflow through the car.

These are my findings, just curious, does it irk anyone else? At all?

[CVP33]

If it's any consulation, the SRT-8 is EXACTLY the same with wind buffeting. Wheel hop?, not so much.

[The Tony Show]

Driver's side front all the way down + rears 1/4 down is the best combo I've found. (sunroof closed)

[LV_V]

Just crack every window down 1/4 of the way + the sunroof. The way I roll.

[gergreg]

I typically use the wind buffet to get some good hairstyles going, it gives you that sexy, spontaneous look.

[atdeneve]

Yeah, this car has crazy wind buffeting when you open the windows. So I either crack the windows a smidgeon (about a 1/4 like LV V) and tilt the sunroof or just open em all the way and deal with the fracken turbine-in-the-cabin effect. Don't think I've tried the driver's side all the way down with rears 1/4 down combo, yet. Try that tonight/tomorrow.

[bossplayer]

Originally Posted by gergreg

I typically use the wind buffet to get some good hairstyles going, it gives you that sexy, spontaneous look.

Had my hair styled this way many atime I am afraid... even though my hair is very short.

[Koooop]

I have a similar problem with FAT ELDO, all of my shiit keeps blowing away and it's hard to hear Johnny Cash on the 8 track when I have the top down.

[04CTSVFLA]

yea it hurts my ears to be on the highway wih the 2 f windows down.....

[z06bigbird]

My 49 Chevy did the same thing. I guess GM has not learned yet.

Some good news with all of this:

1. When you open the driver's window the wind does not enter from the right.

2. Rollling any window down helps some of get rid of clutter in car.

3. Whitney and Warchewsky (sp??) used to sell small plastic vent shields that would eliminate some of the buffetting. They made them for many cars other than the 49 Chevy. You might want to do a search for these product.

LOL

[rand49er]

When I have the driver's window cracked about 5/32", the passenger front window exactly halfway down, the right rear window a skosh lower than 3/8 of its travel down, and the left rear window going down (in motion) while going exactly 53.3 mph up a slight grade toward the northwest when the wind is coming out of the southwest at 11 mph with the sunroof cracked open in the rear, I get a tickle in my nose hairs.

Anybody else notice this?

[bossplayer]

Originally Posted by z06bigbird

My 49 Chevy did the same thing. I guess GM has not learned yet.

Some good news with all of this:

1. When you open the driver's window the wind does not enter from the right.

2. Rollling any window down helps some of get rid of clutter in car.

3. Whitney and Warchewsky (sp??) used to sell small plastic vent shields that would eliminate some of the buffetting. They made them for many cars other than the 49 Chevy. You might want to do a search for these product.

LOL

Yeah, I was thinking on number 3... I will try to find some of those wind deflectors to put around all of my windows, then once that is done I will get one of those steering wheel wraps like the guy has on the trim thread. That would be SAWEEEEET!

[z06bigbird]

Originally Posted by rand49er

When I have the driver's window cracked about 5/32", the passenger front window exactly halfway down, the right rear window a skosh lower than 3/8 of its travel down, and the left rear window going down (in motion) while going exactly 53.3 mph up a slight grade toward the northwest when the wind is coming out of the southwest at 11 mph with the sunroof cracked open in the rear, I get a tickle in my nose hairs.

Anybody else notice this?

Especially in your right nostril. Left nostril seems to be clogged with ????

[z06bigbird]

Well, I guess we cured this guy of making any posts!!!!

Life can be so much fun.

[urbanski]

Originally Posted by rand49er

skosh ?

skosh points