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AndrewJ · 01-31-2008, 11:04 PM

OK folks, so far I have two votes in.

basjoos voted for the Kammback (along the lines of MightyMiras) , though his post got lost in the crash.

And I have one from diesel john voting for a splitter on the front airdam.

While I agree that a splitter may be beneficial, I don't think that it falls into the category of "low-hanging fruit" at this point, and that's what I'm shooting for with my dwindling supply of ABS.

I'm inclined to go the Kammback route because it seems the wake of my car would be one of the biggest contributors to drag at this point, but the other biggest contributor to drag is the front wheels (~13% if you believe the Volvo graph).
So, what do the rest of you think???

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AndrewJ Awesomeness personified Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 642 Harold - '94 Honda Civic CX 90 day: 54.51 mpg (US) Margot - '08 Surly Big Dummy Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 18 Posts	OK folks, so far I have two votes in. basjoos voted for the Kammback (along the lines of MightyMiras) , though his post got lost in the crash. And I have one from diesel john voting for a splitter on the front airdam. While I agree that a splitter may be beneficial, I don't think that it falls into the category of "low-hanging fruit" at this point, and that's what I'm shooting for with my dwindling supply of ABS. I'm inclined to go the Kammback route because it seems the wake of my car would be one of the biggest contributors to drag at this point, but the other biggest contributor to drag is the front wheels (~13% if you believe the Volvo graph). So, what do the rest of you think??? __________________ "I got 350 heads on a 305 engine. I get 10 miles to the gallon. I ain't got no good intentions." - The Drive By Truckers.