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Originally Posted by aerohead
If the car had a full tapered tail it would be prone to behave more like a lake canoe or racing kayak,requiring constant inputs of the oars to maintain direction.
With the tail chopped off,the base pressure created behind the chop acts in a 'drogue'( braking ) effect directly opposed to the direction of travel,as the drogue-chutes do at the end of the run.
This drag is a trade-off for directional stability,keeping the boot going same direction as bonnet.
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That makes alot of sense, thanks for that.
Also we researched this body shape, (its a 2003 Pontiac Firebird)
And the photos we found, they actually dont use spill plates....
Is this because the body is effient enough?