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Old 02-17-2010, 10:13 PM   #21 (permalink)
KamperBob
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Frontal area can be approximated by multiplying your vehicles width times its height,times 0.84.
I missed the basis for 16% reduction. Is height corrected for ground clearance, sides corrected for tapers, or what?

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