Portland to Florida trip round 2

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Originally Posted by freebeard

Add small magnets spaced as you would rivets, and the tape just smoothens the edge.

Well now the fins have baked in gorilla tape on them and taking it off will just peel and rip away the out her foam layer. When I get back to Oregon I’m going to get some sheets of abs plastic and trace out the shape and cut it and sand it and then 3m double sided tape it to the car and possibly drill it into the body still the mod will actually be able to be kept on even in winter time. May even help with snow build up at the rear?

[freebeard]

A turnpike cruiser skirt could have lots of attachment around the wheel well and then only need some attachment to the rear bumper.

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Originally Posted by freebeard

A turnpike cruiser skirt could have lots of attachment around the wheel well and then only need some attachment to the rear bumper.

I don’t think it’ll need that much attachment because it’s mostly lift happening at the rear. Probably a few strips of double sided extreme 3m tape and then 3 drilled bolts, top bottom and middle

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Starting trip back west now. Went to tire shop because I thought something was in the wheel making a weird sound. Apparently my tires are wearing out on the inside and that’s what’s making sounds. I’ve never had an alignment done on my car after 160,000 miles. So sounds like I need to get an alignment when I get back to Oregon. A lot of websites mention alignments and mpg increases. Has anyone tested this or noticed that? A lot of sources say 10 percent impact. There’s no way if I get an alignment I’ll get a 10 percent fuel economy boost lol

[COcyclist]

An alignment is money well spent. I had a limited slip diff installed and thought it was hurting my mpg. I got an alignment and went right back to my previous mpg numbers. FWIW I would do it before your return trip and save your tires and mpg.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by COcyclist

An alignment is money well spent. I had a limited slip diff installed and thought it was hurting my mpg. I got an alignment and went right back to my previous mpg numbers. FWIW I would do it before your return trip and save your tires and mpg.

No sales tax in Oregon.

[freebeard]

Can't disagree with someone who quotes me in their Signature. But redpoint5 has a point consideration.

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I’ll be doing an alignment when I get back to no sales tax Oregon and also go to Costco to see what they say about tread warranty or new tires or to rotate and balance.

They let me walk under the ioniq when it was on the lift at Firestone though. And wow. The underside is actually extremely flat and flush. Seems like making it perfectly smooth will barely make a measurable difference for fuel economy. Only non aero sections would be cat convert and exhaust section and then maybe the small gap around the flat underside muffler. Seems like just building a longer diffuser at the end would still work extremely well

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Birmingham to meridian ms at 75cc gave about 56 mpg. So consistent with other parts of trip without fins. Making my way to Texas this afternoon

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Amarillo to gallup New Mexico. 36-37 mpg at 84 mph cuz of 22-30 mph headwinds and elevation rise. Lol