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aerohead · 09-11-2010, 02:36 PM

I'd keep it.When at GVW it will probably still have adequate ground clearance to be protected from a ground strike.
With respect to your tonneau cover,you might want to experiment with just the back 1/2.
GM holds a US Patent for a 1/2-tonneau and it's drag reduction is lower than for a full-tonneau.The full wind tunnel test data is included on the Patent cover sheet.Gale Banks set an LSR running this cover on an S-10 pickup ,at 211 mph.The truck had Cd 0.315,lower than a Corvette of the day.
If I haven't posted the patent,I'll do it when I get back from the West Coast.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,267 Thanks: 24,392 Thanked 7,360 Times in 4,760 Posts	keep I'd keep it.When at GVW it will probably still have adequate ground clearance to be protected from a ground strike. With respect to your tonneau cover,you might want to experiment with just the back 1/2. GM holds a US Patent for a 1/2-tonneau and it's drag reduction is lower than for a full-tonneau.The full wind tunnel test data is included on the Patent cover sheet.Gale Banks set an LSR running this cover on an S-10 pickup ,at 211 mph.The truck had Cd 0.315,lower than a Corvette of the day. If I haven't posted the patent,I'll do it when I get back from the West Coast.