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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
The front windshield wipers and door mirrors would also be contributing to the turbulence seen. (Assuming they are in place!)
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It seems to me that the turbulence is very slight. Probably about as good as anywhere else on the car. The tufts are six inches long, so it is kinda inderstandable that they might flutter a bit on the ends.
I have removed the front wiper and the right side mirror, so I'd just guess that we'd see some asymmetry if your explanation were the case.
One other thing I want to do is put tufts somewhere where I know the flow to be extremely good, like middle of the hood, and see how those look. It just might be that tufts need to be shorter, like 4 inches.
I was amazed that the turbulence did not get worse further back on the hatch. I had been conditioned to think that flow deteriorated as one got closer to the rear edge.
All very interesting. Seems Honda got it pretty much right.