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Author Subject: aero mpg mods? has anyone done any?
jimmyhackers

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Post #1
a long time a go i removed a large portion of my 1.4 306s rear bumper to aid aero mpg motorway miles.

needless to say it worked but looked terrible,so ive been looking at less intrusive ways to gain some mpg.

probably start with an oem engine undertray.

ive been reading about tyre air deflectors, along with rear underside diffusers. anyone else tried these?

i know from fitting a front splitter (oem splitter was missing) to my xsi it made a huge difference to steering feel at higher speeds. but my gti6 already has its oem splitter.

ive seen people cover the rear underside gap with a sheet but thats a bit to much work for me.

is there anything else i havn't thought of?

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Posted 9th Jan 2025 at 00:39
welshpug!

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Post #2
flat rear floor/undertray would have been my next thought, my 1993 405 Mi16 actually had a plastic infill piece between the beam and the spare wheel

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Posted 9th Jan 2025 at 13:12
silky

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Post #3
Fold the back seats down
Posted 14th Jan 2025 at 11:02
jimmyhackers

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Post #4
thats weight distribution, not aero
i suppose if i can go through the corners faster i wont scrub off as much speed and lose mpg. :p

i got a cheapy rear underside diffuser but realised it will impinge getting the spare wheel out unless i cut half of it off. then i realised i could just attach a flat sheet of something to the spare wheel frame itself.

any suggestions on sheet material and thickness?

i also got a set of generic mud flaps to use "incorrectly" as tyre air deflectors, but their profile is too off to fit.

again if anyone knows what cars have a similar mudflap profile to the 306..greatly appreciated.

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Posted 16th Jan 2025 at 22:16

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