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Old 04-24-2009, 11:59 AM   #2 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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I wouldn't be so sure about vertical being better. There's a lot of sideways airflow near the A-pillar, so it might actually be worse. At the base of the windshield the airflow is fairly stagnant already.
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