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Old 07-09-2012, 02:57 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by agent00kevin View Post
65+ Vehicle modifications for better fuel economy - EcoModder.com

Maybe you should spread the word to site admins instead of me.
I have and yet there it still is.

Short explanation is, it's much like the windshield wiper zone on a three-box vehicle; the air piles up in front of the bucket and makes it's own domed front. Sure, leakage through gaps around the sealed beam = flow = drag but then there are probably comparable gaps and flows around most non-bucket versions (although I see Metros have vent slots in their buckets, which could be taped off if someone was on a gap-sealing mission).
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