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Old 10-11-2020, 09:18 AM   #104 (permalink)
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I don't think I was correct in making that statement--I've since noticed that the size and placement of air curtain ducts in production cars vary considerably. The Ford Ranger, for example, has a small duct well inboard of the wheel arch edge:



The Hyundai Veloster N uses a duct with an outside edge truncated well ahead of the wheel opening:



I'll be curious what you find. I've tried two designs of external duct now and found that one hurt stability and the other improved it.
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