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Old 10-14-2012, 04:13 PM   #70 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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I will also attempt to make front wheel skirts, only partials, to reduce that gap at top of wheel, not so sure that it will handle winter with all those mods, without mods there are already issues with snow packing to rear wheel arches, during 300km trip it was a must to stop 4 times to clean up rear wheel wells as tires had no space to move anymore. Might be really horrible with skirts on, but I don't plan to do long trips at winter.
I don't think that snow will be a problem if the front skirts will only be partials (just enough that the tire doesn't touch when turning): They will be smaller than the rear skirts, in fact only at the front and top of the wheel well, plus heat from the engine will melt any snow that doesn't fall out. I say go for it.

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With current mods 10kph more speed at coasting down hills on dry weather, 5kph at wet weather (we have had mostly wet weather for many months now).
That's proof that the aeromods are working! And your fuel log shows it
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