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Old 10-02-2016, 01:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Can you put numbers on, or show a picture of, that curve? And what's the goal? Keeping the rear wheels planted or squeezing out more mileage?

Gurney flap (or wickerbill): small in scale, at right angles to to 'trip' the airflow locally.

'spoiler' spoiler: same scale as the rest of the car. I like to think of it as a fence that prevents the wake migrating up onto the decklid where it can suck on the back window.

Bonneville spoiler: flat and long. Benefits as you describe. It can also be the top of a box cavity:

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