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Old 04-26-2011, 09:10 PM   #9 (permalink)
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They reduce drag a bit depending on your windshield angle but they can reduce wind noise a lot. You probably can't measure the difference in drag with mpg's but the wind noise reduction can be nice. If you are driving on those lovely interstates paved with fist size rocks you won't notice either.
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