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brucepick · 12-21-2007, 01:27 PM

OK, I vented my spleen there.

Makers definitely need to use all the low-hanging fruit that's available. I'm sure all the items mentioned in the quote have good potential.

One thing I've noticed is semi-bogus oem front fairings or air dams. Many of them are so full of holes and pockets of various types that they don't help smooth the air flow as much as they could. They could be better.

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brucepick OCD Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastern CT, USA Posts: 1,936 Outasight - '00 Honda Insight Team Honda Gen-1 Insights 90 day: 54.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 431 Thanked 396 Times in 264 Posts	OK, I vented my spleen there. Makers definitely need to use all the low-hanging fruit that's available. I'm sure all the items mentioned in the quote have good potential. One thing I've noticed is semi-bogus oem front fairings or air dams. Many of them are so full of holes and pockets of various types that they don't help smooth the air flow as much as they could. They could be better. __________________ Coast long and prosper. Driving '00 Honda Insight, acquired Feb 2016.