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wmjinman · 07-30-2014, 06:12 PM

But doesn't anything more than the slightest upslope on the back of the boattail (like 2.5 degrees) INCREASE drag because it tends to cause a partial vacuum between it and the ground, which tries to pull the car backwards into it?

07-30-2014, 06:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
wmjinman Master EcoModder Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Carson City, Nevada Posts: 612 Jimmy - '00 GMC Jimmy SLT 90 day: 21.18 mpg (US) The White Gnat - '99 Suzuki Swift Team Suzuki 90 day: 51.87 mpg (US) Thanks: 240 Thanked 114 Times in 90 Posts	But doesn't anything more than the slightest upslope on the back of the boattail (like 2.5 degrees) INCREASE drag because it tends to cause a partial vacuum between it and the ground, which tries to pull the car backwards into it? __________________