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Old 05-19-2021, 04:57 PM   #53 (permalink)
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It's possible. HHOTDI got better-than-stock mileage by repositioning a roof-top camp tent.

aerohead -- Was it a caveat?
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Unfortunately the key word there is could, I agree, that with vast modification and streamlining, full undertray and near full boat tail the Cd could be near to 0.1, but realistically this person is looking for easy mods to get to at least 40-45mpg highway, even if you count 45mph as highway, it is still a tall order aerodynamically to even get to 45mpg without significant rolling resistance decrease.
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