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Old 04-13-2012, 01:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
steffen707
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Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post
Belly pan - EcoModder

Expect up to a 5% MPG improvement. Aerohead has posted results from studies that claim up to 15% improvement but I think those are RWD 70's sedans with very bad baseline aero.
Thanks for that link, I didn't know ecomodder had a wiki like that.

I found that autospeed link that had a 2 part review on a prius. It was pretty interesting, but I thought the car already had a partial belly pan.

I have a vehicle lift but havn't moved it to my new house from my old shop. I can't wait to test this out and see how much help it makes.

Drafting a semi at 3-5 car lengths I can maintain 65-70mph up moderate hills. Something I would never be able to do without drafting. Hoping that I can do several aero mods to stay in lean burn for a lot longer.

I'm doing the full moon hub trick probably next week. Also, my grill block and WAI would probably work a lot better if I didn't have air blowing around the bottom of the engine bay when driving. It would force the car to suck in a lot more warm air, then new fresh cold air.
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