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Old 10-12-2011, 12:18 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Wow very nice! Can't wait to see the results on the run.

When you get this tested to really see what you have, I have another addition I've always thought of and thought I would throw a mock up out there.

Its horribly ugly and just a suggestion, but I have always wonder about air deflectors and recombinors (not a word) around the lower section of the exposed wheel. I would think ABA or tuft testing would show some benefit, I'm not sure how bad the air is off the wheel, but this would be a triangle or rounded shape to try to match the air off the wheel and smooth it into the tail.

I figure it should be about the same purpose as the humps on the back of old open roadster race cars, like this porsche has:

Anyway just a thought for future discussion.
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