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freebeard · 02-01-2015, 03:08 PM

Thee Template is more or less a guideline, as it assumes a half-circular cross-section. Taper in plan and tumblehome affect the result (see the GM EV-1). You can't even trust tufts completely, but Toyota seem to know what they're doing.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,747 Thanks: 7,791 Thanked 8,596 Times in 7,079 Posts	Thee Template is more or less a guideline, as it assumes a half-circular cross-section. Taper in plan and tumblehome affect the result (see the GM EV-1). You can't even trust tufts completely, but Toyota seem to know what they're doing.