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Old 08-01-2014, 11:45 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Because I didn't have a picture of a Beetle in a rotisserie?

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Originally Posted by myself
From the rear torsion bar housing back, the Beetle is the same. Even my Superbeetle has a crossmember about an inch deep that runs laterally at the front of the pan. That will trip the air into turbulence all across the 'smooth' part.
The [botom half of the] engine compartment is a mess, and those pockets behind the rear wheelwells are probably like blowing across the top of an empty jug.
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