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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
I'd only radius the aft portion of the wheel arch with half a noodle. I'd extend the front/top surfaces out flat toward the tire. Probably minimal gains on an Insight though - they paid attention to the wheel arches in their design. (I'm assuming you drive an Insight from your username.)
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Thanks for the links. I saw somewhere that the front wheels & engine cooling were 30~50 percent of a cars total drag. I was thinking of minimizing the the outflow of air around the front wheels by minimizing the gap.
Maybe I'll try it on my own Insight next summer, it should be easy enough to do.
I also agree with Frank and the rest...leave the tail on throughout the winter. Long term testing will find weakpoints. Again congratulations on your significant gains.
