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Originally Posted by LongRangeR
They coated a ford Taurus in modeling clay, and cut dimples out of the clay making the vehicle resemble a golf ball. Now this clay coating added over 600 lbs to that ford Taurus, and increased its fuel efficiency by over 11 or 12 percent if my memory is correct.
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The improvement was over the car already covered with clay - not over the 600 lbs lighter stock car.
Their experiment tested the effect of a dimpled car at speed - no more, no less - but impressive nontheless.