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Originally Posted by ME_Andy
Those mods look cool from the front. I'm surprised you only saw a 5% gain, though...
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Thank you very much.
And, the 05 Accord is already fairly well shaped in front. It also has sizeable deflectors in front of the wheels, which are now completely concealed by the airdam/engine bay undertray. I'm pretty happy with 4.25% just for airdam, partial grille block, mirrors folded back (which might not help much if at all), and partial undertray. Haven't tested anything else yet.
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Originally Posted by cowmeat
As a firm believer in the value of roof flashing, I salute your mods! If I had time, I'd re-do my wheel skirts with a bottom brace like yours, looks nice.
Did you do a belly pan? I thought I saw it mentioned but didn't see any pics.
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Thank you! I rather like it too, though plastic of any form is definitely better suited for the running board skirts (which will definitely scrape and bump occasionally), and I used it for the wheel covers too, both for flexibility and lowered lethality if they fly off at 80mph.
I did a partial undertray, extending 20" back from the front of the airdam (the width of the flashing roll I have).
There are more pics of fabrication in the album linked in the original post, which I'll also link here: I didn't want to embed every single image since that would be a lot of pics, and anyone interested can look through the album.
Honda Photos by IstasPuma | Photobucket
Now that I have the larger wheels, I can extend that further and get it close to the extent of the sweep of the wheels. I do want to do a full undertray, but the structure of such is a bit daunting to me (mainly, where and how to attach it securely to the underside of the car without drilling holes in areas prone to rust).
Thanks for the posts!