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aerohead · 03-28-2009, 01:10 PM

Research published by SAE reports that wheel-house volume plays a measurable role in drag.Minimizing the volume lowers drag,so we can deduce that the absence of the inner fender well would increase drag by default.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 15,895 Thanks: 23,972 Thanked 7,223 Times in 4,650 Posts	wheel wells Research published by SAE reports that wheel-house volume plays a measurable role in drag.Minimizing the volume lowers drag,so we can deduce that the absence of the inner fender well would increase drag by default.