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Old 01-08-2010, 10:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I was under the impression the opposite was true...
From what I have read in studies on the subject, for I am not an aerodynamic expert by any means, the larger area of the back hatch of the old type squared off camper shell in addition to the area of the tailgate produces a larger area of low pressure behind the pickup than the drag produced at the rear of a pickup with an open bed.
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