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Old 08-02-2012, 11:30 AM   #4 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

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Interesting.

My old rubber apparition aerocap (17 degree slope no boat-tail) was not far from their optimum. (25 degree slope, 10 degree boat-tail).

The diffuser did not appear to be that big a deal.

Some of this echoes aerohead's practical experience with his boat-tail pickup.
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