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Old 06-08-2013, 03:58 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jeff88 View Post
I'm sorry, I'm one of those guys that knows just enough to get myself in trouble (which seems to have happened here ). Can you put that in layman's terms for me. So is it a good idea (aerodynamically) to have the door open? I'm lost...
Without knowing more than I do,I'd recommend closed doors.
One of our members in Europe tested his streamlined Nissan pickup,with open and close rear bulkheads and reported better effect with the closed off configuration.
A neighbor which ran a boat tail/ box-cavity on his VW Vanagon saw only limited benefit with the open rear although he was delighted to have extra storage for very light camping gear.
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