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Old 01-17-2012, 08:50 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I removed the subs yay


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Old 01-17-2012, 11:15 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Forget taking the headrests out and that nonsense. Start aero-modding. Put a belly pan under the car to smooth the airflow. Install smooth wheel covers and a grille block. And most of all, learn how to drive efficiently. Read these through and through, then get your hands on some coroplast and get dirty!

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Here's what the underside of your car should look like when you're done:


Also try wheel skirts and maybe even an air dam. If you're clinically insane look into a Kammback!

Some inspiration in the form of my Probe:


And I believe this is MetroMPG's Metro with an aforementioned Kammback.
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Old 01-18-2012, 02:30 PM   #13 (permalink)
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i should have stated that i didn't want to go overboard with this car light aero since i plan on selling the car within the next 2 years and buying a better fuel efficient car like a metro or something.
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Then you should look up the build thread on the brown Saturn S series sedan. That guy's only visible mods are grille blocks and smooth wheel covers.


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