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Old 10-07-2012, 10:35 AM   #48 (permalink)
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Interesting point. The air dam would reduce the turbulence under the car so would diminish the belly pan's benefit. But would there still be some anyway?

Another thought is that the belly pan, while helping under the vehicle, still won't do anything for the wide tires. By using an air dam, it will reduce the airflow hitting the tires. It won't do anything for the stickiness of the tires.

If there is a gain doing both air dam and belly pan versus only one or the other, it's worth trying. As bad as the aerodynamics on this car is, I'll take any gain I can!



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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
From what I've learned on this site, you want to do one or the other; not both. The belly pan being most efficient, and a front air dam if you aren't running a belly pan.
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