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hypermiler01 · 02-21-2009, 03:51 PM

The air molecules don't know the difference between a horizontal or vertical taper, so tapering both sides as well as the top should be about three times as effective as tapering the top alone on a vehicle that is taller than it is wide.

02-21-2009, 03:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
hypermiler01 93 Metro Streamliner Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 180 AeroMetro - '93 Geo Metro Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	The air molecules don't know the difference between a horizontal or vertical taper, so tapering both sides as well as the top should be about three times as effective as tapering the top alone on a vehicle that is taller than it is wide.