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Old 03-26-2011, 07:52 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Joenavy85 View Post
and that "hood"-windshield angle doesn't help much either.

i would say keep the stock body, chop the top a couple inches (not so low that you can't sit comfortably) and slant the windshield back by about 10 degrees
And then what? Will the Cd be much better? Another dead end that just won't die... Chances are, the only improvment from those actions will come from frontal area reduction and it will still have +30 or even +35 Cd. The entire rest of the car, especially the rear, is still a disaster, except for the relatively smooth underpan and lack of forward compartment venting.

It is the windshield/roof transition angle that matters; if and only if there's a problem there that's solved by re-angling, will re-angling help.
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