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Originally Posted by basjoos
Squids, cuttlefish, and octopi are jet propelled and don't have tails. When moving fast, they combine their tentacles into the shape of a boattail rather than a Kammback. But if all else was equal, a Kammbacked tentacle package would be preferable from a predator avoidance standpoint, since it doesn't stick out as far as a boattailed tentacle package and would be harder for a pursuing predator to grab. So a boattail must provide drag reduction and higher speed benefits that counteract its additional length and mass
So far, the boattail on my car hasn't been a detriment in parking or in traffic and I've been driving with it on my car for 2 years.
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Hmmm. Interesting about parking/traffic.
Squid go tentacle-forward, gathered into a fairing shape, though octupi have tentacles trailing, also in streamlined configuration. Both are jet propelled, as opposed to wagging their tails like normal fish and dolphins, as I understand it.
BTW, have you tested your car
with vs.
without the front end mods, but with rear end mods, to see how much the front fairing helps?