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kach22i · 07-02-2011, 11:50 AM

This thread is a "how to" on what NOT to do if you want to save gas.

Link:
Rear Spoiler on Pick Up Truck - Experiment - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

This modification will cost you gas, although it will add some tracking stability on the highway which I like very much.

The crazy version:
Rear Spoiler on Pick Up Truck - Experiment - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

How it is today:
Rear Spoiler on Pick Up Truck - Experiment - Page 2 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

The flip down hinge I installed two years ago has since rusted to a set angle. Should anyone do this, use stainless steel piano hinge from a boat supply store.

The shorter Gurney flap will cost you about 1 mpg on the highway, but I like the added stability at highway speeds so it's staying.

In Michigan we get black ice, and after a night of that pick-up trucks can be found in the trenches off the highway and in the grassy/snowy divided highway area. For this reason I'm keeping my Gurney Flap, it's a safety feature at this point. And like most safety features it costs a little in gas mileage.

EDIT: The full photo album on this truck link.................
S10 4x4 Pick Up pictures by kach22i - Photobucket

Sample:

Yes, I also own and experiment on my hovercraft.

07-02-2011, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
kach22i Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Posts: 4,190 Thanks: 133 Thanked 2,813 Times in 1,975 Posts	Gurney Flap on a Pick-Up Truck This thread is a "how to" on what NOT to do if you want to save gas. Link: Rear Spoiler on Pick Up Truck - Experiment - Pelican Parts Technical BBS This modification will cost you gas, although it will add some tracking stability on the highway which I like very much. The crazy version: Rear Spoiler on Pick Up Truck - Experiment - Pelican Parts Technical BBS How it is today: Rear Spoiler on Pick Up Truck - Experiment - Page 2 - Pelican Parts Technical BBS The flip down hinge I installed two years ago has since rusted to a set angle. Should anyone do this, use stainless steel piano hinge from a boat supply store. The shorter Gurney flap will cost you about 1 mpg on the highway, but I like the added stability at highway speeds so it's staying. In Michigan we get black ice, and after a night of that pick-up trucks can be found in the trenches off the highway and in the grassy/snowy divided highway area. For this reason I'm keeping my Gurney Flap, it's a safety feature at this point. And like most safety features it costs a little in gas mileage. EDIT: The full photo album on this truck link................. S10 4x4 Pick Up pictures by kach22i - Photobucket Sample: Yes, I also own and experiment on my hovercraft. __________________ George Architect, Artist and Designer of Objects 2012 Infiniti G37X Coupe 1977 Porsche 911s Targa 1998 Chevy S-10 Pick-Up truck 1989 Scat II HP Hovercraft You cannot sell aerodynamics in a can............ Last edited by kach22i; 07-02-2011 at 11:55 AM..