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Old 03-29-2012, 05:39 AM   #9 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by drmiller100 View Post
for me, a real question is if I take an SUV, and add an 80 percent boattail to the end of it, what will my Cd be?
It's not that easy. If your SUV has huge side mirrors, roof rails/rack, mudflaps, wide tires, etc., then they will spoil the air going along the side/roof, so the Kamm extension will give you less gain. If the sides, roof and belly are smooth, then the same 80% Kamm can be used to its full potential and will give a larger Cd reduction.
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