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Old 01-13-2013, 08:36 PM   #4 (permalink)
dongs
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Thanks for the assurance. I'm 7.1% over epa, 17% when factoring in all the city miles. It's a challenging route to work. Lots of hills and a looong steep grade after a stop for my drive home. I've been able to 'pulse' up the small hills and glide for 1/4 mile or so. The plus side is I work at 6am and leave around 530 so I'm the only car on the road, the down side is it's pretty chilly out at that time and the drive home I'm surrounded by soccer moms in their minivan rocket ships.
I've got a canopy on the bed right now but it's far from aero, it came off an old chevy luv and doesn't even come close to matching up with the back of the cab. I may ditch it come summer and build an aeroshell and belly pan if I'm feeling dedicated.
For the time being I'm trying to maximize mpg with a stock truck.
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