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Old 01-10-2010, 04:20 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Yes, the PM article's testing leaves something to be desired. Back in '82 they knew more than I did.

The Dodge article was done by students who did water tank testing on an itsy bitsy scale model that lacked who knows how much detail. I'd be loathe to read too much into the "values" given. I think they had no business going to that many decimal points.

The caps thing is fraught with variables as Metro noted; caps come in zillions of designs, many of them not fitting to the cab very well.

A quick Google shows many truck cap makers and retailers claiming better aero. Not much in the way of legit proof, except for the tonneau cover claim at the Leer site, which isn't germane to this.
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