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Originally Posted by crexcrex
One can easily note that there is a roof rack in place not to mention the extra weight, i would think that eliminating the drag from the turret might be an idea.
The rear spare, how many pounds are there bieng given a free ride plus the wind turbulence the spare causes.
Mods may well be fine and dandy but i do think that the obvious is bieng overlooked............
I am only expressing a opinion that you may well dismiss as bieng trivial, mods are great as long as one does not overlook the obvious
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You are the 47th person to tell me about the roof racks. Yes, I've known about roof rack drag since I got my first set (removable) back in the late 60s.
But, these aren't easily removable and they get used about 8 times a year.
So, I'm going to be keeping these a while longer. They will only come off as a last resort. (If I can't hit 35 MPG)!
I'm not so sure about the spare tire. Since AAA has sold out to big-oil and gone anti-hypermiler, I've decided to dump them.
That makes the decision to haul a spare a little harder.
Add to that, I'm not so sure it adds to the drag or not. (without testing).
It may actually be helping the cd with a little boat-tail effect..
Sure, I could live without that extra weight! I think that's where I would
see a nice gain in MPG..