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Old 11-13-2014, 10:38 AM   #30 (permalink)
jlk16188
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Jelly Bean - '92 Honda Civic VX
90 day: 50.4 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
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.)



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


Great post! Thanks, I do have plans to extend the air dam significantly but I cant decide how I want it done yet
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