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Old 07-29-2019, 04:55 PM   #16 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Just working off my own intuition myself, but I think the reason boxing it had minimal effect over the simple spoiler could be viewed in terms of area. I.e., there is a lot more potentially turbulent air coming off the top of the car vs. the sides. I think that changes as proportions shift with more vertical design areas such as with station wagons and trucks.
I just took the whole thing off. It got wet in unexpected rain and even with black paint it warped a bit and it became hard to imagine it was working great. Nonetheless, my average to work was quite a bit lower.

I am going to rebuild and I think I will go with a fiberglass over cardboard build.
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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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