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Old 01-19-2010, 02:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by alohaspirit View Post
It does reduce your CdA (back to stock numbers)
But it wont cause flow separation unless you open your sunroof.
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Originally Posted by ChazInMT View Post
I think you're better off not having the deflector, and your "non-smooth surface" concerns are unwarranted. Significant flow separation requires more drastic obstacles than what the little bumps on your sunroof present....don't worry about it.
Okay, thanks guys. I'll won't loose any sleep over it! The sunroof stays closed most of the time anyways.
I think that any FE increase would be very small, but 'it's the many little changes which make the difference'.
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