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Originally Posted by TeachMeToMPG
I tried covering the lower driver side and center grill and majority of the upper. The car got to around 207F in stop and go traffic and I got to worried.
I found a dragging caliper when I did the brakes. The caliper, smarter driving and half moon hub caps im up to 51.87mpg.
I am very interested in your under car smoothing. Your images look like you use self tapping screws straight to the floor. Can you elaborate more on how you installed the Coloplast?
Thanks a ton. Im trying to copy yalls lead.
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If you look at the photo where the piece of aluminum is attached to the screw, you can see the type of fastener I used into the factory rubber grommets in the floor. Make sure you get the front edge up tight onto the floor. My version 1.0 sucked itself straight down and was left laying on the deserted road when I hit 50 mph. The current version has been in place for years and only required an extra piece of reinforcement just ahead of the rear axle. It has been high sided on snowbanks and has held up pretty well with the cooler running diesel engine.
Coroplast would be only for testing on the top where it would be exposed to the sun but on my garaged car it only sagged a little from exhaust heat. You may find you need to drop a few screws and hose out the dust every so often.