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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
A small car with a badly-tuned (for FE) four cylinder getting 20-something mpg is not hard to imagine. But looking at the MX-3 in real life and in pictures, it looks like it should have a drag coefficient much lower than 0.32.
I'd like to tuft-test one. If flow remains attached across the back of the car, I'd buy one and promptly put the engine on eBay.
How does it compare to the streamlining template?
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I measured the angle of the back glass at 14.5 degrees on a factory photo without distortion ( the one in the owners manual )
I'm not sure how to use the template correctly. When I line the template up to the highest point on the roof, the angle seems almost horizontal. If that angle is the ideal, then the 1971 Mustang MACH1 fastback would be close to perfect, because from what i remember of that car, the back glass was almost horizontal.
