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Originally Posted by Otto
This is a terrible place for any flow disrupters to be, as the airflow there tries to be very fast. Doubling the speed of the flow means 8X the drag, so you want to avoid any shape irregularities in such drag-prone locations. When you covered your foglights, you pretty much fixed the OEM bad shape there. It's a pity the factory designers don't "get it." They should never have botched this shape in the first place.
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This is good information, thank you for posting it.
Doubling the speed of the flow means 8X the drag
I think we can blame every designer on the planet attempting to emulate the upper end Porsche 911's with their twin outboard corners radiators. Everyone except Honda seemes intend on marking those front corners with some type of garnish. Most of it is non-functional.
Porsche 911 Turbo history, photos on Better Parts LTD
