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Old 06-01-2022, 08:38 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The Ford paper points out that drag reduction depends on the pressure on the backside of the tailgate--which changes with air dam shape and size and cooling air inlet shape, size, and flow rate! It's tremendously more complicated than the "rule of thumb."
Back in the day, Porsche learned that when they added a spoiler at the top rear, they had to balance it with an air dam at the lower front.
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