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Old 07-03-2014, 09:41 AM   #100 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ecomodded View Post
.......I needed that brief as I was starting to try to out think the template , which you helpfully pointed out , can't be done.
What cannot be done is to follow the template in plan view (unless you have a 3-wheeled car) in true full 3D. This is why the following quote is so important.

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You may have the appearance of attached flow on the centerline,but you'll have attached longitudinal vortices produced which have high drag.
You may not be able to out think the template, but you cannot follow it either, unless you have a three wheeled or tapered plan car, or a blimp from which this shape was derived.

The template shape is for a "whole body" form, whereas most modifications we do to our existing cars can only be partial adaptations.
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