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Old 08-06-2014, 04:04 PM   #24 (permalink)
jedi_sol
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Originally Posted by whatmaycome14 View Post
The far upper right image suggests that the wheel well vents are NOT purely cosmetic. The question remains though, is it beneficial for fuel economy...
i still find it hard to believe the front vents have any aerodynamic benefit.

i popped off my front vents on my Sti... there is only a single 2" diameter hole behind that vent. i doubht that 2" hole is big enough to cause 3 arrows of air to flow out of that vent
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