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Originally Posted by mikeyjd
I think that an under belly panel will cut more drag without adding to the frontal area, but it is also much simpler to make/maintain a front dam. Mine held up alright, but in the future I'd probably go with aluminum for better durability. I ended up selling my Festiva back to my dad and he took the panel off, but it was still fully intact and working as intended after about 8 months. I figure I broke even or came out a little ahead with fuel savings, but I had fun doing it, so there's that. I'd do aero wheel cover and rear wheel skirts either way  |
An underbelly is my next mod once fixed. I have been using some cheap fiberboard for function testing of most of my mods and then changing to sheet metal if it works. Not the cheapest but it won't ever break.
I'm thinking coroplast for the underbelly is the way to go. Hopefully that will propel me over 60 MPG.