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Old 04-21-2013, 08:07 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
I completely enclosed the cowl area and windshield wipers of the T-100 at the Bonneville Salt Flats and it made no measurable improvement,even at 105 mph.
Aerodynamics are a harsh mistress. It looks smoother! Many vehicles seem to almost have one unbroken curve for the hood and windshield.
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