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sgtlethargic

10-20-2013 08:11 AM

MPG improvement with aero cap for truck?

What kind of MPG improvement might one expect with an aerodynamic cap on a pickup truck?

Sporty Modder

10-20-2013 08:37 PM

This might help
http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/...ps01b6e208.jpg
Half the drag reduction to get mpg percentage.

sgtlethargic

10-21-2013 10:11 AM

Yes, it does help. What's the source?

Thanks

jjackstone

10-21-2013 10:16 AM

Perhaps you should read the following posts and see if you can ferret out the information.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ere-23775.html

JJ

aerohead

10-21-2013 05:08 PM

source

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgtlethargic (Post 396320)

Yes, it does help. What's the source?

Thanks

Texas Tech published the table in a SAE Paper they presented in 1988 after scale and full-scale testing.

sgtlethargic

10-21-2013 09:19 PM

Thanks everybody.

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