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MetroMPG · 10-03-2012, 09:43 PM

Honda didn't leave a ton of room for improvement, but I still think there is some room. Without going to a full, articulated skirt, we could do:

- completely smooth wheel covers, as mentioned
- gap fillers that extend the "sharp" top & forward portion of the wheel arch a bit closer to the tire
- boat tailing aft of the front tire (on the bottom of the forward part of the rocker panel)

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