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Old 10-25-2019, 10:06 AM   #36 (permalink)
MetroMPG
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Only way to know for sure is to test it.

I've found air dams have helped on multiple vehicles, even ones that extend well below the lowest underbody component: Firefly/Metro, Mirage, Micra, Miata. (Hmmm... lot's of "M" cars!)

I tested the air dams on these either with multiple coast-down runs, or with multiple constant-speed MPG runs. Always tested on the same route, same day (same ambient conditions).

But on one vehicle I tested, an air dam appeared to make things worse: 2004 Toyota Prius.


Moral of the story: make one and test it out!
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