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Well, I measured my outside mirrors. Those freaking things are the size of barn doors. They measure 6 inches high and 9 inches wide. Sheesh, they are HUGE!
I wonder how much I could save by removing the passenger side mirror? It looks like 1 mpg on the highway is possible. Maybe I will look into a tiny driver's side mirror to satisfy the legal eagles and go with decent fish-eye cameras for useability sake and convenience.
The beauty of mods like this is that the gains stack up. 1mpg here 1/2 mpg there and before you know it, you have something substancial. I would love to see 5mpg increase on the highway and 2mpg at 35 to 40mph in town. I already have my wheel covers on, next is the mirror delete, then I have the 3 front grilles to make smooth covers for and the belly pan to finish. Oh, the chin spoiler needs to be dropped too. I bet that 5mpg I am looking for is not too much to ask......
Matt
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