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Old 09-30-2014, 12:44 AM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by UnicycleDan View Post

I've done different types of testing with this cardboard kammback 4 times, now, and I'm unfortunately starting to get a little frustrated with it - a lot of work, time, extra miles, but no visible FE improvement. Maybe it's because I can only get down to the 30% mark on the aero template, but I assumed that would at least make some difference since I'm extending my car by 3 feet. Input and suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.
I would buy a 100 watt solar panel, mount it to your roof racks and run the power through a charge controller to your battery, that will take a load of your alternator and should increase efficiency.

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