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Old 09-26-2011, 02:33 PM   #35 (permalink)
ConnClark
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
No matter where the wind turbine is located, if the air flow spins the blades, it will add drag to the vehicle. There is no free lunch.

Remember, drag *through* the radiator and the engine bay account for about 10% of the overall drag. If you add drag to this "path" then you add drag to the vehicle.
So your saying grill blocks don't work?



Looks like its adding drag to the "path" through the engine bay to me.
As stated before this isn't a free lunch. You have already paid for it.
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