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Old 05-22-2013, 10:10 AM   #94 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by christofoo View Post
When I tuft test, I'm expecting to see the roof-to-rear-windshield radius pull the airflow down, a little turbulence at the base of the windshield followed by a lot of horizontal air-flow along the trunk line to the lid transition, where it will fall apart at the sudden ~19° drop.
I can confirm that there is some slight separation at the middle bottom of the rear window, but it reattaches before the end of the trunk.
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