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MetroMPG · 03-05-2012, 03:35 PM

moorecomp, you da ferret!

I'm not sure they're claiming any drag reduction with those side VG's... "Increases vehicle stability" seems to be the claim. (That happens to be a common testimonial of AirTab users.)

Point b2 sounds like they've got VG's underneath the car as well.

Still skeptical.

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