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Old 08-14-2011, 08:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
... Aero is a key, and these new wheel covers of yours are interesting. The holes are for brake cooling? I guess because of the angel--parallel to air flow--they won't produce their own drag, yes?

Thanks, Cali.
My theory is that the perforated panels work pretty much like solid ones when rolling. I hope they do help with brake cooling, but I really have no idea whether they really do.

The wheel covers are very light weight. They were only 5 oz each (about 140 g) before adding the fasteners.
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