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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
Usually aeromods are quite easily noticeable. If unwanted attention from police or traffic enforcement could lead you into trouble, be careful about how extreme you would be willing to try aeromods...
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I was not specific enough.
I meant to say if the suggested aeromods would give a large enough FC improvement be noticeable at the pump?
Is I understand all the aero accounts for only about 3-11% of the total consumption in normal urban-highway situation. Then the improvements made would be fractions of 11% at most?
I found this on the web for the XL7 2002 model:
Drag coefficient (Cd, Cx, Cw) 0.5
Frontal area (A) 2.66 m2 (est.)
Aerodynamic coefficient (Cd×A) 1.33 m2 (est.)
Aerodynamic resistance at 100 km/h (62 mph) 33.1 kW (est.)
Cd is quite bad at 0.5.... tough...