View Single Post
Old 05-11-2013, 01:04 PM   #9 (permalink)
mackerel
Bring on the turd polish!
 
mackerel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: maine
Posts: 45

Pablo - '86 Toyota Pickup 1 Ton, 22RE, W56 trans, 4.300 diff.
Pickups
90 day: 25.68 mpg (US)

Red Brighton - '98 Subaru Legacy Wagon Brighton
90 day: 32.3 mpg (US)

Rust Victim - '00 Toyota Tacoma SR5, 2WD, 5 speed manual, 2.4l, Extracab.
Last 3: 29.68 mpg (US)
Thanks: 8
Thanked 18 Times in 10 Posts
Chaz, I know exactly what you're saying. The only way to eliminate the vortex generation with sharp corners like that is (I think) to curve the sides in at the same rate as the top, so that all flow is parallel to the sharp corner. That isn't much of an option here due to the fixed width of the bed, and I recognize that this is a compromise. But then what isn't?

I do wonder if there's anything to be done with a spoiler or other arrangement to reduce vortexes. Vortices. Something like that.

And, not having a belly pan, I'm looking at the spare tire area and wondering what to do to clean that up.
__________________





  Reply With Quote