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Old 03-28-2012, 06:50 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cd View Post
I'll try to search for the image of the TDI Jetta I spoke of with the catfish style spoiler.
If I find it I will edit this post and attach it for you.

Edit : I looked for the image i was spoke about earlier, but could not find it.
Here is an example of what I'm talking about though : The sides cover the wheels, yet the air dam is trimmed in the center to reduce frontal area.

I believe the Jetta you spoke of belongs to Tasdrouille?? He is French Canadian IIRC and it means "rust bucket". I haven't searched for the photo yet.

Nacht, you are doing great with your Jetta. I would love to swap a 6 speed into my Golf to get a higher top gear. I have done a full belly pan- see photos in my album. It was about 2 days on my back and part of another extending the rear fenderliners and sealing up around the rear wheelwells (recommended). I have also done the passenger mirror delete and it was very involved. You have to remove the whole inside panel to get at the mirror mount and you need to have a big (15mm??) Torx bit ready to remove the mirror housing. Luckily, it folds almost flat to the window and I just used velcro to attach a convex mirror on the inside. I ran it that way for years before I committed to removing it altogether. I fold the driver's too on the open highway.

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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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