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Old 03-05-2012, 04:53 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mcrews View Post
galinized steel?????????

!. you need to look at underbelly pans that have been done on the site. use the search function.
2. there is absolutely no rational to using something as heave as steel.
3. this idea has neen beaten to death like a dead horse.
At 1,300 lbs overweight and 65 mph,I'm seeing as much as an extra 23 mpg.
Once up to speed,the weight doesn't appear to impact mpg as much as the drag reduction,so maybe a light gauge steel sheet with stiffeners might be okay.
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