Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - View Single Post - Designing a tail extension for the first-gen Insight

MetroMPG · 02-25-2010, 11:57 AM

You're not wrong. The less turbulence the better, of course.

But any turbulence you'll see on the boat tail's surfaces probably isn't going to be caused by the boat tail itself; it'll be coming from upstream sources.

Nothing wrong with going over the upstream bits with a fine tooth comb.

02-25-2010, 11:57 AM	#80 (permalink)
MetroMPG Batman Junior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada Posts: 22,530 Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro Team Metro Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US) MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata 90 day: 54.46 mpg (US) Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec 90 day: 70.75 mpg (US) Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base) 90 day: 62.14 mpg (US) Thanks: 4,078 Thanked 6,978 Times in 3,613 Posts	You're not wrong. The less turbulence the better, of course. But any turbulence you'll see on the boat tail's surfaces probably isn't going to be caused by the boat tail itself; it'll be coming from upstream sources. Nothing wrong with going over the upstream bits with a fine tooth comb. __________________ Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage. Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown EcoModder has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget