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Old 03-14-2016, 02:54 PM   #92 (permalink)
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more pics; early numbers

Here are some daylight pics. (That URL doesn't work yet -- once I've tested the tail, I'll probably split off the tail talk into a dedicated thread and point the URL to it.)







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Early results... not ABA though...

The tail got its first highway run this weekend, and the round trip numbers were the best I've seen: in the high 3.x L/100km range / low 60's mpg US).

I don't have a lot of miles on the car for comparison, but the last time I did a round trip on the same road in similar conditions/speeds (PSL: 80 km/h / 50 mph), it was mid/high 50's mpg.

Don't trust my confirmation-bias-seeking brain though!

Up next:

-- The bottom of the car is a bit of a mess where the tail starts -- there's no smooth transition. I'll be doing that next.

-- Then I'd like to some stick yarn tufts on it and capture the airflow.

-- Then A-B-A.

At the rate I work, I'll be done by August!*

(* Note: did not state year.)
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