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Old 10-17-2013, 07:43 PM   #130 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
Random comment regarding the link in the first post to the forum with the lift/drag numbers for a huge number of cars, I noticed the cars with a body with great attached airflow but large tires and short rear overhang tended to have high Cd. Those darned tires.
The tire/wheel addition can double the drag of a low drag body.
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