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Old 01-14-2011, 07:00 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

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90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

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Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by SL8Brick View Post
I firmly believe that vortex generators are a passive & practical way to reduce the wake on a three-box w/no roof obstructions.
^Can I unrecommend that as useless?

Re: wagon: It's already good as far as having some taper and not having a roof rack and not having a rear window clearing yet unaero deflector. I think the options for improving aero back there are limited to chopping the top, adding a partial or full boattail, adding rear skirts and a bellypan, and pulling an aero trailer.
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