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Old 06-12-2008, 12:44 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
Hello,

Since the upper grill is already blocked -- it might help to make it smooth? I can't think that all those grooves would be anything but drag inducing?

What about fashioning a wedge, that would slope from the top edge of the bumper back to the leading edge of the hood? That would certainly reduce drag!
I've thought about smoothing out the grille, and smoothing out the entire front end.

Today, I conceived of a one-piece front end (like a semi) that in no way resembles the original, shaped roughly like the CRX that there's a thread about. It would be a beast of project, though, but potentially quite effective. It would even be reasonable to make the hood a deeper angle, and form something of a cowl over the bottom edge of the windshield.

However, I'm still making payments, so not just yet.
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