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Old 08-25-2012, 03:29 PM   #14 (permalink)
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5'r/'35 torpedo/weekender/cub teardrop

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Originally Posted by AndyL View Post
Just trying to wrap my head around how to get real world numbers, from a small scale model... I'm no rocket scientist, that's for sure, but if I can work back to practical from the numbers...

Between the winter rebuild of my 5'er, a design I'd like to test (that '35 torpedo) and some questions about why the weekender teardrop tows consistently with lower MPG than the lower weight and smaller frontal area cub based teardrop that should be more aerodynamic...
Do we have images of all those? I've never seen a teardrop trailer that was actually a 'teardrop'.
The highest mpg I've recorded with my truck was when pulling my gap-filled, full-boat-tail trailer.I was 1,300 lbs heavier than stock and recorded 22% better mpg than the best ever recorded without it.(47.9 vs 39 mpg).
Photos of your rigs would really help peel back the veil of mystery.
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