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Old 01-03-2019, 12:50 PM   #178 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by 19bonestock88 View Post
... I cut rings out of 8” thinwall HDPE pipe and then cut them in half for four semi circular pieces... the thought is to mount them so that some air is diverted away from the tires on both sides (pipe is wider than my tires are)... in theory using the rounded spat will work better than a flat piece, right?
Sounds more like a strake than a spat. Is that right? And if so, I think the answer to your question is a qualified yes. Qualified because relative effectiveness sure still depends on your specific execution. I think. Got pics?
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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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