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basjoos · 01-03-2008, 09:26 PM

If you're going to install a smooth underbody panelling, then you won't need the air dam. Air dams can only help FE by diverting air from an aerodynamically dirty underside. Otherwise they add drag by increasing the frontal area.

01-03-2008, 09:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
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