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Old 10-12-2010, 09:04 AM   #49 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jaedub View Post
looks great but I think its a bad idea because if top is open, the air will rush right into the trunk thus creating a giantic paracheut holding the car back. no?
It doesn't on the Corvette.

Actually, aerodynamically speaking, there is a small boundary layer of air maybe an inch or two thick around the car as it drives along that is between the slipstream and car, so the air will mostly flow right over the top and continue down the back.
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