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Old 10-21-2022, 02:56 PM   #9 (permalink)
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' 1-MPG'

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Originally Posted by Cd View Post
Aerohead, I think you described my setup.
The center pulley "pushes", while the side pulleys act as the anchor.
I was all set to start building on the boattail this weekend, but then re-read Darin's thread on that 'ginormous' cardboard tail he made.
It ended up only resulting in a 1MPG gain.
I think I pretty much gave up after reading that.
I think Darin tests at relatively low velocity, compared to, especially Austin, where one can drive at 85-mph between there and San Antonio.
Do you remember which car Darin got the 1-mpg with?
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