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Old 05-27-2015, 11:13 PM   #28 (permalink)
whatmaycome14
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Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post
Basjoos also didn't add a square foot or more of frontal area (appx. a 5% increase) with his front end. I would expect all gains from the extended bumper to be lost in the widebody kit here. Check out the Aerocivic thread; the moving wheel skirts are more work, but there's no denying their effectiveness. You've done a lot of work; I just hope you see some gains from it! Work smart, not hard.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea....html#post2112
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post322391

Yeah, the more I think about all of this, the more I don't like the idea of increasing frontal area at all. It just doesn't make too much sense.

On a positive note, more people are asking me what kind of mpg I get instead of asking me what's wrong with the car.
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