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Old 05-11-2014, 11:08 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rishar View Post
The Prius has a pretty good belly pan right off the line. At least the Gen 3, not sure about previous ones. I do need to do a little cleanup for the exhaust. No idea how I'd even begin to tackle the rear suspension though..
Even though the Prius underside is smoother than that of the average car, there is still a lot of room for aerodynamic improvement since it is nowhere near as smooth as the top or sides of the car.

Coroplast is flexible, so if you use it for building your underpanelling, you can install it over some of the movable parts of the suspension and the coroplast can cover and move up and down with the suspension. I did this when covering up some of the suspension arms on the aerocivic.
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