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Old 07-02-2008, 02:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
gascort
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Gascort RIP - '93 Ford Escort Wagon
90 day: 43.01 mpg (US)

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+2 mpg with this cheap mod!!!

justpassintime, I wanted to use sheet metal, but I couldn't find any cheaper than $1 per square foot. I tried to find a salvage box truck that I could cut from, but never thought of cutting it from a car in the junkyard! Looks nice.
My materials were technically $0 too, but I had to buy the sheet metal screws, washers, and duct tape since I was out at home.

Preliminary results for the grill block and wheel skirts: +2 mpg on the highway: New high - 47.2 mpg today!
Grill block:
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