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Old 02-19-2010, 05:36 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Tank - '96 Ford Aspire 4 door
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Photos:

Here's showing what I meant, having the undertray curved and the air dam flat:
(Looking at the right front corner from underneath the driver's door)



Corner view:



Front view:




The canards were there to reduce the front-end lift that the undertray seemed to have been causing, and are mounted at 25 degrees. After adding the air dam, I noticed the steering effort at speed was increased, which is a clear indicator of reduced lift/increased downforce. I'll most likely pull those off, since it doesn't seem like I need them anymore. (My goal for the aero is reduced drag with zero lift).

I don't have any mileage numbers yet, but I will once my tank is gone.

My fiancee's cell phone seemed to have raped the size of the first picure, so I'll try to take a better one today.
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