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Old 11-13-2014, 11:35 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Funny kill switch story.

Mine's mounted on the shifter so I activate it with my thumb. But I've hit it a couple of times with my knee on the highway and scared the whee out of myself. (The engine only stuttered briefly, but still.)

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Originally Posted by jlk16188 View Post
My air dam is pretty simple but not nearly as low as yours. I went under the assumption that I only need to be ~1" lower than the lowest hanging component on the undercarriage, besides the control arms, this was my exhaust.
I think that guideline has been busted. There are more than a few production cars out there with efficiency-minded air dams that hang much lower than the lowest underbody components. See the Chevrolet Volt for example.

Another EG: I put a fairly deep airdam on a 2014 Mitsu Mirage and saw a ~4% improvement at just @ 90 km/h / 56 mph. http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ini-29182.html
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