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Old 06-19-2011, 08:43 PM   #49 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cd View Post
With all due respect, what is the purpose of your extended bumper ?

You will see much better F.E. results at the back of the vehicle with a Kammback or boattail.
I'm sure its purpose is to improve FE. I completely agree with you that the biggest gains are in the back. I have learned that on this forum since January. But plenty of "aero" projects for speed and efficiency have included front-end modifications, right? Any mostly flat close to vertical surfaces on the front end of the car are in some sense a problem. To me, that's what this nose-job thing is about. Didn't the "aerocivic" project of basjoos include a front-end fairing?



I think adapting to a bit more of the aerocivic design and then building a rear fairing of some sort, and wheel wells, looks like a good combo for quasimoto.

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