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Old 06-09-2008, 01:38 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post

So a blunt leading edge is OK so long as the flow doesn't go turbulent as it transitions to flow along the sides.
But what of the higher pressure that results from all of that air smacking into itself ? Does this indeed induce turbulence , or am I just misunderstanding ?

I guess what I am asking is if AndrewJs' Civic would have the same .Cd if he made a more rounded front end like the AeroCRX project here on this site.

Andrews' front end is barn door flat, but has a good curve along the edges like the Prodigy picture I posted above, so my guess would be that there would be no change .... but my gut feeling is that if he had a pointed nose on the car it would create less drag.

I'm just confused.
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