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MetroMPG · 10-17-2012, 08:34 PM

I wish I'd planned a bit further ahead when I did the tuft test video - I would have stuck on a smooth wheel cover to see what effect, if any, it would have had on the tufts.

As the others have said, I think the gains would be very small.

That said, if I had a set, I'd absolutely put them on.

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