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02-25-2016, 12:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
ChazInMT Aero Deshi Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vero Beach, FL Posts: 1,065 MagMetalCivic - '04 Honda Civic Sedan EX Last 3: 34.25 mpg (US) Thanks: 430 Thanked 668 Times in 357 Posts	The more you learn...... Been thinking about this air-o-dynamic stuff now for 6 years and once again I'm faced with the more you learn, the more you learn, you don't know nuttin. I mean seriously.....is this what the future holds for controlling airflow around our vehicles? Almost makes ya wanna give up.....that and $1.50 gas prices.

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02-25-2016, 10:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
mcrews Master EcoModder Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 3,523 The Q Sold - '02 Infiniti Q45 Sport 90 day: 23.08 mpg (US) blackie - '14 nissan altima sv Thanks: 2,203 Thanked 663 Times in 478 Posts	transformers 3 ???? __________________ *MetroMPG: "Get the MPG gauge - it turns driving into a fuel & money saving game."* ECO MODS PERFORMED: First: ScangaugeII http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...eii-23306.html Second: Grille Block http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...e-10912-2.html Third: Full underbelly pan http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...q45-11402.html Fourth: rear skirts and 30.4mpg on trip! http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post247938

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It's a natural enough progression: instead of one element turning a bit of the air upwards before it smacks the tire, they're using several elements moving more of the air up to hit the tire less badly.

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