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Old 07-10-2013, 03:59 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
A study by somebody named Hussain Ali at a conference on aero at Coventry found that a 4" (100mm) rear box cavity could yield a modest gain. But a diffuser at a slight angle (2%) was also needed. I tested a box cavity, without the diffuser, and had inconclusive results: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post376489
It looks like that refers to pages eleven and twelve of this:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wm...ionvehicle.pdf
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