Thread: The Holes!
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Old 10-28-2016, 05:50 PM   #59 (permalink)
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It's clear that air is moving through the holes, and I get the impression that more often than not it's out, but sometimes it's in. My guess is you might have a smaller but more turbulent wake, and I'm not sure if that's better or worse but chances are good it'll disappear into background noise in your fuel economy.

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