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Old 07-17-2010, 02:13 AM   #84 (permalink)
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You'll want to follow the streamlining template as closely as possible. It is below posted by another ecomodder on another thread.



Your bug has too steep of a rear angle. To reduce your rear drag you have to add to the rear of the bug. VGs etc. will *maybe* help a bit, but there is no guarantee, and it could never match what a boattail is capable of. Anything that is not a boattail is merely a compromise, as the stream lining template is the most aerodynamic shape possible for a car with a flat bottom.

Have you read on the aerocivic yet?
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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