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Old 07-22-2014, 04:28 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by YolandaTheHonda View Post
... make a boat tail from the back edge of the vehicle (starting at the rear of the trunk), not from the roof of the car itself.
Unless airflow has reattached to the top of the trunk (you can tuft test this), a boat tail really isn't going to help nearly as much. You really want the boat tail to come down from the roof.
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