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Old 04-17-2008, 03:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Half-bedcover : General Motors holds a patent for a half-tonneau,which covers the back half of a pickup bed,and demonstrates lower drag than a full tonneau cover.If combined with a cab extender which tapers in as it projects rearward,with about a 12-degree incline at top,and 7-degree at sides,you get about 20% drag reduction and 10% fuel savings at 55-mph,12% at 70mph.Any of that exposed underbelly that can be shielded from the on-coming air will yield dividends at the pump.
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