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Old 01-18-2012, 03:01 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I might add that having vortexes like that is bad. A remedy would be fabricating a partial kammback (below). The air you saw was not attached because it was not against the surface. It detached at your C Pillar and went on to pull on the back of your car, creating drag.

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