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Old 03-19-2018, 02:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
Ecky
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ND Miata - '15 Mazda MX-5 Special Package
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Check out the forum's aerodynamic streamlining template, at the top of the page under "Tools". I plugged your car in and came up with this:




While not strictly 100% true, anything below that black line is in the car's "wind shadow" and isn't going to help maintain laminar airflow.

Marked in red is the shape of a kamm that would help lower CD:



EDIT: For comparison, here is how my Insight follows the template:

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