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Old 01-24-2012, 10:59 AM   #14 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by thx712517 View Post
I still can't decide about the Civic Hybrid trunk lid spoiler though. It's a hefty chunk of change and the best information I've received so far from my archive crawling has been that Honda put it on the Hybrid for a reason, probably an aerodynamic reason, but I'm hesitant to spend $250+ on the spoiler and drill holes in my trunk lid because the general hunch is it would have a positive impact on aerodynamics.
Your hesitation is smart. Maybe it makes some difference, but it would take a very long time to recoup $250 from it. If you have good fabrication skills and you order the stock paint color, you might make a replica for less.
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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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