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Old 07-08-2008, 01:55 AM   #13 (permalink)
Xringer
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
I had an '89 Accord and could hear the difference in airflow with the lights popped up.

It's worth mentioning that the mpg hit from the pop up lights up also includes the additional electrical load. So it won't translate exactly to a 4 mpg savings by going to the flush mounts - but it's going to be better than before.

Nice work!
The power being used by the lamps does eat up some power/HP,
but even if the lights weren't on, I could still feel the heavy drag on my 1991 Laser RS when I hit the Flip-up button.

And, when I was zooming along with them already flipped up, and switched on the power to the lamps,
I really didn't feel much of a drag, if any at all..

What is 200W translated into HP?
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