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Originally Posted by GK13
Ok. Then since it does have a full belly pan, you don't think that having the air dam closer to the ground would help anything? I thought that by having the car so high in the air, that increased drag as well? I thought that was one of the main things with an air dam.
Also, if I'm not doing the air dam, how would I go about getting air around the front tires more efficiently? I know I've heard of people using mud flaps in front of the tires to try and redirect airflow. Does that provide enough benefit you think?
I'm having a hard time figuring out what else I can do to get more mpg squeezed out of the Rav4.
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I recommend Goro Tamai's book,'The Leading Edge.' Tamai was involved in MIT's solar race car projects and has the the most comprehensive data on underbody aerodymanics I've ever seen.You'd be able to design cars of Cd 0.10 with his data.