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Old 05-28-2019, 02:04 AM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ChazInMT*
This I thought was ecomodder, not increasedownforcemodder. One must keep in mind that the basic principle of low drag is to NOT disturb the air you are plunging through.... To that end, having something stick up can only make air move more. If you want to decrease drag, you need to change the basic shape of the thing being pushed through the air.
Anything that deviates from The Template. Right?

Once you deviate from the ideal (for packaging, cooling, etc.) small-scale features can be used to coax the airflow back into balance.

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Originally Posted by kach22i
Air flowing under the car is very important, just look how Luigi Colani took advantage of it.
One of my favorite Colani designs:




* It looks like you posting fell off in 2018. Have you been lurking, or away?
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