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Old 04-03-2022, 11:36 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
The only thing I have "scientific" for side skirts is from the development of the 1982 Pontiac Trans Am.--------- The skirts provided a 4.4% drag reduction.------------ When combined with the under-car wrap-around front airdam,drag was reduced 7%,which would yield a 3.5% improvement in mpg at 55-mph.
Dodge did this back in the late 80's too.
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