Reply to "WINGS! Is there a link to pics of the different wings people have chosen to run?"

To address (sort of) as to whether a sugar-scoop or Boxer-slat will make a delta wing work better or worse on a Pantera, the question has been asked before and to my knowledge, no back-to-back tests or wind-tunnel runs ever were done. The Boxer-slat was as a result of one of Ferrari's rare public mistakes. The carbureted Boxer's air intakes were at the extreme rear of the decklid (designed very much like the earlier Pantera decklid), and the under-car airflow raised the air going over the sugar-scoop decklid enough that the big V-12 went lean over about 160 mph. Adding a slat over the front of the decklid bent the total airflow down enough that the carbs got air at all speeds attainable. I note that with all this, even racing (alleggarrita) versions of the Ferrari Boxer did not run a wing or a tail spoiler with it.

It certainly seems that at higher speeds, the rear swirl over & behind a Pantera will be bent down with a Boxer-slat, possibly making a wing or a blade-spoiler more effective. Exactly HOW much more effective, and at what speeds, is still an open question until someone tries it and publishes their results.

A few years ago, Bob Bensen tried an air/oil cooler mounted half-way up the stanchions holding his high-mounted wing, and found that the cooler was completely useless as mounted. At the time I suggested trying a Boxer slat, but he decided to change to a smaller, lighter & more effective water-to-oil cooler. That certainly would have answered the question, if done.