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Old 05-22-2011, 11:48 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dieselbeetle View Post
do you know if the golf model is the same as the beetle? theoretically, it should be, right?
They are not the same on the DieselGeek site. I included the link to the NB for your convenience. I used the one for the Golf/Jetta on my car of course. There are several manufacturers of skid plates including the steel factory VW plate and even an aftermarket steel one if you search around. As ChrstphrR said, it helps aerodynamics and is cheap insurance IMO.
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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