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Originally Posted by Miller88
The 5 mile commute isn't really going to get any better. I'm more concerned with on the highway on long trips ... I do tend to take off and end up a few hundred miles away from. I have the 55 and under figured out excellent.
It's a manual and has a mpg gauge. I usually calculate by hand though.
I'd love to do a block heater, but I'm an apartment dweller  Tires on my vehicles are always at the max on the sidewall.
For the upper grille block, I'm going to put some plastidip on the grille and then clear tape around it ... that way I won't damage the grille. The lower grille - should I leave the tape on the inside of it or make a plexiglass thing so it's all flat?
Belly pan might be doable with a few sheets of plexiglass. Does it have to be under the whole car or just part of it? |
As far as the belly goes,if you can get the forward 2/3rds very clean,you will have removed the lion's share of drag.
If you do the entire pan,the last section can be a diffuser,which will cut drag a bit more.
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If you want to push into 50+ mpg territory,you might want to shop for a sturdy bicycle rack onto which you could attach a removable short length boat tail.Full-coverage rear wheel skirts would be required for best results.