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Old 09-10-2015, 02:05 PM   #7 (permalink)
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*I yanked the bed off my Dodge and lost 2-mpg
*Skirts would help simulate restoring part of the bed.
*An inflated 'bedcover' would give you another 2-3 mpg.
*Inflated fairings on the empty trailer would gain you even more.
Energy to operate the 12-V inflation fans would be nothing compared to the savings you'd see.
*Inflated fairings strapped onto the buildings during transport could cut drag by maybe 75%.Just a SWAG.
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