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Old 06-21-2012, 07:39 AM   #2 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard
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Covering the windshield wipers makes almost no difference to aero drag. That area on most vehicles is a pocket of high pressure air that barely moves at all. There are several things you can do to improve the aero drag, but the wipers are not one of them. I'll let folks who are driving similar vehicles post about what works best.
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