Inner fender removal for weight reduction?

Oldmanmopar said

The engine bay is a parachute with the fender wells in place. One of the reasons raising the rear of the hood to let the air out was done by many. Removing the fender wells opens the side of the close box and Lets the air out.

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I would bet that depends on alot of things, like hood type. I picture it as pushing a piece of plywood down the track (the firewall) I can't imagine it creates a smooth vortex. Just turbulates the air. Like I said, I have only seen removing them, slow people down.

When you land on a jet plane, the engines don't "reverse" to slow down, they pop vents that shoot a bunch of turbulent air out the engines at a near horizontal direction. The turbulence slows the plane. Not reverse thrust. Jets can't back taxi using "reverse thrust" because there isn't any. It just big bellows of turbulent air.

We may both be right in some instances, but the above is how I picture it having been through aviation studies.