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tasdrouille · 02-18-2008, 02:08 PM

For the boat tail, once the angle of an elliptical boat tail gets to 22 degrees, you can cut it right there as the flow will separate at the shoulder past this angle.

02-18-2008, 02:08 PM	#44 (permalink)
tasdrouille Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Quebec City Posts: 808 The Truck (Retired) - '99 A3 Jetta TDI 90 day: 62.27 mpg (US) The Guzzler - '08 Elantra GL 90 day: 33.09 mpg (US) The Green Machine - '00 A4 Jetta TDI	For the boat tail, once the angle of an elliptical boat tail gets to 22 degrees, you can cut it right there as the flow will separate at the shoulder past this angle. __________________