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Old 11-13-2008, 11:13 PM   #16 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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I 'm glad to see you have finally had some time to do some CFD testing.

I'm actually curious if just extending the decklid and curving it downward would decrease your wake size. It would be easier to do and wouldn't be as big a headache. ( And it could be removable if you just bought another trunk and stored the original .
I totally forgot about that Awhile back I prototyped that very idea using 1" formular foam (pink insulation). Alas, I never got a chance to test - but flutter was a problem in the prototype....
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