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Old 02-15-2017, 11:35 PM   #49 (permalink)
Sparkeysmall
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The pig - '99 Dodge Ram 3500 Slt
90 day: 11.99 mpg (US)

The ST - '93 Honda ST1100
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Originally Posted by Natalya View Post
I wonder if the corrugations in the plastic will cause issues. Wouldn't a smoother plastic be superior?
Eh, maybe. The corrugations are running with the flow. And i thought about laying them sideways to make an attempt for a "golf ball" effect. But actually laying them out longitudinally made for more efficient use of material.

And i would think having the corrugations running front to back would help direct the flow. If anything trimming the edges and improving the slope would make a massive improvement. This topper is not perfect. To be honest i really dont want to take many more pictures of it. Its ugly as sin. At least not until its finished. I diddnt have time to polish it off abit better today. And even then. Theres really not much more i can do. I did it alone. So im sure anybody can get an idea of what its like trying to keep the sides on while putting in the initial screws. Of which did not like staying in the drill.

Anyway. I probably wont have time to finish it until sunday.
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Total spent on mods. :$440($200 was oil. So take it or leave it)
Total returned from 10mpg baseline :$167
miles since i started ecomodding :3315 miles

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