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Old 06-08-2013, 02:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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full tail

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Originally Posted by Rango318 View Post
I've been wanting to build a full tail on my 94 eclipse basically right after i bought it. I really like the way Redneck made his recently and was going to base my build off his.

My only issue is, will it really help that much?
I mean, it seems like i see a lot of these done to cars that are not very aerodynamic in the rear, such as a metro, but the eclipse is a bit more angular off the rear window. I would love to see a 10% or so increase, but is it really possible with this car?

Any opinions or thoughts are much appreciated.

Also, what would most people recommend to use to build the frame of the tail? I do not access to many larger tools, so i will be doing this whole build with small hand tools and brute force.
A full tail would provide for a 28.3% mpg improvement at 55-mph,and 34% improvement at 70 mph.

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