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Old 12-08-2009, 04:13 PM   #158 (permalink)
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Hi,

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Originally Posted by EngineeringStudent View Post
i found something that could work for everyone. it's a deflector thats in the wheelwell and changes the pressure zones, resulting in less lift without having anything interrupt the outside airstream:

Patent US6712425
From my reading of Hucho, drag inside the wheel well -- is still drag on the vehicle. Just like drag inside the engine bay, all air movement around, or through the engine bay and through the car, or under the car -- it all contributes to drag.

And, those patent drawings are pretty awful! They look like a 2nd year drafting student did 'em. The first drawing shows the front wheel well passing through the car!
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