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Old 04-24-2015, 11:02 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
...But I'm still willing to bet the Kamm/tail design isn't as good as it could be.
That has to be true, because a more template-like overall shape should reduce the Cd quite a bit, certainly enough to benefit the vehicle more than 3% in FE. The tail design must be interacting with other features a lot? Maybe the design currently is a bit too "fast" still? ... maybe it needs to be a little slower than template even?
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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