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Old 06-14-2017, 01:48 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Natalya View Post
Okay so that chart is suggesting max benefit around 3° then, am I reading it correctly?
Yes. And notice too that anything from 2-4* is really pretty close to the same thing. So a little imprecision will not make a major difference. And, anyway, no matter what we do not have the equipment for precision. And even then, we also have difficulty knowing how a diffuser interacts with other aero mods or features on our cars that make it different than the models on this graphic. So I say, try for three and get close and it will probably be good enough for a benefit. I am no expert. But that's how I understand what gets taught here.

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