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Old 01-28-2019, 07:07 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by kach22i
You are taking care of a great deal of lift by following the aero-template but I would feel better if there was a front chin splitter for some nose down force to help keep the car planted at high speed.
I agree with the splitter, but not following Thee Template. If you were making the top from scratch maybe, but since you have an existing architecture I'd focus on having the top taper match the existing side taper. This will prevent vortexes rolling up or down off the drip rail.

Your fin looks like an antenna. How about following the GTI w12-650:



You already have the bubble top part, add a close-coupled wing and flying buttresses. make a proper shuttlecock out of it.
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