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Old 06-28-2011, 01:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Weather Spotter View Post
Well Now that I have a boat tail on my matrix it is time to focus on the two remaining areas for aero improvements.

Underside and front

I have a few questions for you all about the front end:

1, should I try to have the air flow under, over or around the car?...
My bet would be to allow the air to also go underneath the car. This would also imply smoothing panels to allow the air the minimum obstruction to the wind to achieve this.

All the high performance super-mileage racers use this same technique.

Keep us posted.

Jim.
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