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MetroMPG · 03-18-2018, 10:27 AM

Hi hat4rvn...

Rear spoilers can actually do both: reduce drag and lift.

I didn't test this one, since I was just reproducing the style of the factory spoiler that Honda stuck on its hybrid and certain models of its non-hybrid Civic specifically to improve efficiency.

EG: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...html#post51530

03-18-2018, 10:27 AM	#48 (permalink)
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