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Old 11-13-2011, 01:35 PM   #16 (permalink)
winkosmosis
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Originally Posted by Cd View Post
I'm just sayin' if you could indeed get that kind of a mileage increase with a simple rounding of a front end that already has attached flow, I'll gladly be the first to copy your efforts.

Here is an example of the attached flow on the bumper of my car during a tuft test.
I'd like to see a picture of a front end without attached flow... Following your logic, you could take off the bumper and the whole front fascia, flow will still be attached, and drag won't change.

The problem with the silver bullet nose is that it directs so much air down below the car.
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