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Old 04-20-2009, 01:13 PM   #19 (permalink)
JacobAziza
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Question.... do you do any towing? I'd be currious how your mods and hypermiling would affect towing economy
Yes, but not regularly or often.

I haven't done any since I began deliberately making changes to increase mileage.
My guess would be that the effect would be much smaller while towing. Trailers aren't often very aerodynamic, and I'd be worried how it would effect handling to use the driving techniques.
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