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Old 06-25-2016, 05:39 PM   #2094 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by gumby79 View Post
Not looking to move a 6000lbs truck down the road ... just improve the crosswind mpg because my mpgs suffer from crosswinds . The ider is to see a 1-5% gain insted of a 1-10% loss
Gumby Stay Flexible
This Arrivett Brothers' streamlined dragster of 1987 boasted a lower drag in yaw,than in straight-on flow.It's one of very few cars ever analyzed.
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If you have the wealth to pursue it (and I'm talking hundreds of thousands of dollars),you could look into it.But there is no extant off-the-shelf technology which exists that can give you what you want.
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