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Old 08-21-2015, 11:36 AM   #6 (permalink)
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See where you do most of your miles.

In the city, you'll benefit most from weight reduction and driving technique.
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On the open road, drag (and speed) reduction helps.
Not using a roof rack is a good choice - these are really a drag.
Speed - on longer trips the reduced fuel consumption will not pay for lost wages due to being in the car rather than on the job.

Increased tyre pressure helps everywhere - crank it up to the psi for max. load for starters, then increase bit by bit.
The ride will get harder, but should never become bouncy.


An air dam is a none-too-obvious feature to cut drag
These vans are already fairly well streamlined as vans go.

Can you get these with a manual transmission ?
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