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Old 05-15-2018, 02:57 PM   #262 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
.... Hucho has some suggestions for mitigating that gap in Chapter 5; radiused corners and a fin down the center gives almost the same drag reduction as a full gap-filling treatment on a trailer. Since this will probably behave better than a trailer, being closer to the body than any trailer could be, I'll go that route and see what it does.
That fin could be collapsible so as to allow access to the hatch for loading.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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