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Old 12-27-2008, 08:14 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by instarx View Post
why all the discussion of dimples, air tabs, ziggy tape, etc in ecomodder?
You're right: for some reason those particular topics seem to come up over and over and over.

At the risk of offending (not my intention) EM members who have asked about these things, I'd say there has been a fair amount of effort made to try to dispel the "aero myths" that are raised.

Some askers seem to be genuinely curious about the theory & practice (regardless of whether they have an application in car design); others just seem to be on a quest for a magic bullet.
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