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Old 09-08-2009, 05:42 PM   #63 (permalink)
micondie
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I remember reading years ago in some hot rod magazine that when you calculate frontal area of a car you should measure from the ground up because the turbulence of the air going under the car contributes at least as much if not more to the wind resistance as the equivalent frontal area. This assumes no belly pan.
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