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Big Dave · 01-19-2008, 03:19 PM

Wow!

Get your best reading glasses and put on a pot of joe. This is a treasure trove.

Couple of thoughts:
1. I am encouraged that his canopy and air dam wound up looking a lot like mine. See Pg. 161 & 167. My canopy is a flatter than his, but in its next iteration, it will not be so flat.
2. I see he couldn't keep his air dam all that tight to the ground either. Mine wears to about a 1.5 inch clearance.
3. A fuel economy improvement of 20+% with just two changes in impressive.
4. Side skirts would have helped but he'd have lost his nerf bars and needed a step ladder to get into that truck.

01-19-2008, 03:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
Big Dave Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Steppes of Central Indiana Posts: 1,319 The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT 90 day: 27.99 mpg (US) Impala Phase Zero - '96 Chevrolet Impala SS 90 day: 21.03 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 186 Times in 127 Posts	Wow! Get your best reading glasses and put on a pot of joe. This is a treasure trove. Couple of thoughts: 1. I am encouraged that his canopy and air dam wound up looking a lot like mine. See Pg. 161 & 167. My canopy is a flatter than his, but in its next iteration, it will not be so flat. 2. I see he couldn't keep his air dam all that tight to the ground either. Mine wears to about a 1.5 inch clearance. 3. A fuel economy improvement of 20+% with just two changes in impressive. 4. Side skirts would have helped but he'd have lost his nerf bars and needed a step ladder to get into that truck. __________________ 2000 Ford F-350 SC 4x2 6 Speed Manual 4" Slam 3.08:1 gears and Gear Vendor Overdrive Rubber Conveyor Belt Air Dam Last edited by Big Dave; 01-20-2008 at 11:59 AM..