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Old 10-08-2012, 02:56 PM   #65 (permalink)
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i know mythbusters isn't always highly regarded here, but they did a segment on drafting semi's. IIRC, mpg increased somewhat exponentially as you got closer to the semi.

test vehicle was a dodge magnum and they measured the pulse width of the injectors as data.
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