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Old 02-07-2010, 04:59 PM   #12 (permalink)
meanderingthemaze
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Originally Posted by Rokeby View Post
The issue here isn't the shape of the cooling air exit opening. It is the most
effective -- or least harmful -- direction for the air to be moving as it passes
through the belly pan.
That makes perfect sense. You need that arc to ease the angle of airflow into the air traffic flowing under the car.

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There is another interesting element in the picture, the vertical air dam in
front of the exit opening. I suspect this is to make a low pressure area
behind it for the exiting cooling air to fill.
Yes, i didn't notice that on first glance. Although it would seem to me that a curved piece would be better than flat in almost any case. But experts please chime in.
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