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Old 11-29-2014, 12:33 PM   #5 (permalink)
3dplane
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Originally Posted by 2000mc View Post
I bet if you could see tufts on the factory kammback they would point in similar directions
Good point! I did not think of that.

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Originally Posted by cowmeat View Post
The straps you're attaching the top of the Kammback to the car with will create some drag when wind gets under them, like a bike rack strap does. They are going to negate a big part of the aero benefits, and at 60 mph they'll vibrate like a guitar string. It would work a little better with a different attachment up front.

The Kammback itself looks awesome, nice work if it will hold up! Maybe a little aggressive on the side curvature, but it looks a ton better than the one I put on the Festiva that was actually made for the car! Give it a couple of tanks to see if it has a positive affect on mpg. Mine actually gained me about 2 mpg from what I could tell.
New car and I did not want any scratches or holes drilled on it so that is how I could mount it. Good thing the strap is longitudinal to the airflow so minimal amount of interaction is going on with the wind.
Thanks on the complement! It seems to stay on pretty good sofar.
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