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Old 10-08-2008, 01:18 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by woohoo207 View Post
I wonder if it would make more of a difference if the belly pan was put on the rear of the vehicle? This would maybe straighten the flow for better rear end aero effects. I'd imagine that the effects would be more noticeable without any front end mods, but it could increase the efficiency when combined with the air dam also- straightening the air flow that gets by the dam.
This was the idea I had in mind for doing on one of my cars. The front air dam prevents the air from going straight under... but the air gets under the car from the sides, too. Massive side skirts are not always practical, but smoothing out the rear of the car would lessen the drag where the air enters.
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