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Old 11-27-2007, 10:35 PM   #12 (permalink)
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09-12-2006, 03:23 Pm

Excellent weather today (little wind), so took a couple of hours off and did 6 bi-directional runs @ 90 km/h (56 mph).

3 with, 3 without the undertray .

57.78 mpg (US) - with undertray
56.55 mpg (US) - without undertray

1.23 mpg difference, or 2.2% increase with tray

Not really happy with the results. It was a lot of work for such a small gain. But them's the numbers.

A question for the aero enthusiasts: my car rides quite high off the ground - 6 inches or maybe slightly more. Would an undertray help more on a lower vehicle (like the A4, which probably has 3 or 4 inches of clearance)?
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