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Old 06-17-2009, 09:30 AM   #122 (permalink)
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Wheel skirts are not incredibly effective from the testing I've seen (1-3% max), so there not a huge incentive there (yet). Plus, I'm not good at body work, and I do like a semi-decent looking car. This is my own hang up that I'll eventually have to get over as the car slowly transforms. The wheel covers I have right now are somewhat okay as far as aero goes. I have been thinking about glassing over them to smooth them out though. A bellypan is definitely on the list, I just haven't gotten that far. MetroMPG keeps bugging me about my mirrors too. I also haven't gotten to that yet either.

There is a list of things I want to do with the car, and some of it requires testing first. I'm not sure what is happening with the rear end as far as aero goes, so I have tuft testing on my list of things to do in the short term.
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