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Old 11-08-2013, 05:28 PM   #847 (permalink)
arcosine
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sc1 - '98 saturn sc1
Team Saturn
90 day: 43.17 mpg (US)

Airplane Bike - '11 home built Carp line Tour

rans - '97 rans tailwind

tractor - '66 International Cub cadet 129

2002 Space Odyssey - '02 Honda Odyssey EX-L
90 day: 28.25 mpg (US)

red bug - '00 VW beetle TDI

big tractor - '66 ford 3400

red vw - '00 VW new beetle TDI
90 day: 58.42 mpg (US)

RV - '88 Winnebago LeSharo
90 day: 16.67 mpg (US)
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Wheels only for looks, gimmicks, vanes have no real function but to add drag.


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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
Those wheels look like they draw air from under the body outward. To be sure we have to see the other side though, if the wheels are just like these they'd pull air in there.

Then if it is 4 wheel drive it could suck itself sideways on a very slippery surface
Wonder what the Cd would be, sideways?
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