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Old 10-28-2011, 11:02 AM   #22 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by jimepting View Post
Just as a guess, one might raise the hatch lid a couple of inches and achieve better aero. In a couple of weeks I'll probably give that a try. All comments very welcome
Isn't there a "lip" at the end of the hatch? Wouldn't raising the hatch change the angle of the lip and possibly cancel-out benefits by adding downforce and turbulence at the trailing edge?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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