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Pickup trucks and bed aero
Been looking at the aerodynamics of pickup trucks since I bough an 03 ram diesel last week. The ram 1500 has a tiny little spoiler on it that the 25/3500 series don't, it cleans up airflow and guys claim a half mpg increas from this straight bolt on part. There is also a short flat piece that goes behind the top of the cab and helps redirect airflow over the open box. Supposed to work I can't find real use numbers
Today I saw a truck with a softtopper on it. It's like a convertible top, folds out of the way when not needed. The guy had the sides off, just the top was up and I was wondering if a straight piece of wood might be enough, even curved from the top of the cab slanted to the back of the tailgate.
Second thing I wonder about is the dam in the front, the trucks being so high off the ground what if the dam was more sloped backwards
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