Pickup truck tonneau cover

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Tonneau cover

Introduction
Not quite as effective as a full aeroshell, a tonneau cover (pick up truck flat bed cover) can still provide a measurable fuel economy benefit vs. an open bed.

A tonneau is however much easier to install or fabricate.

Perhaps somewhat counter-intuitive, a partial tonneau can be more effective at drag reduction than a full cover.

Instructions for mod

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User experiences

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User data
User Name Car Make, Model, Year Cost of Mod Time to Perform Mod MPG Before Mod MPG After Mod MPG improvement guess Instruction Link
Example Data Saand Example Data Mazda, 626, 1991 Example Data $5 USD Example Data 1 Hour Example Data 27.2 Example Data 29.8 User mod detail or measurement detailed data


Problems / Consequences of mod

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References

Forum thread links

Partial Tonneau cover on pickup

How to improve fuel economy with a tonneau cover

Truck aero bed cover DIY tonneau

External links

Tonneau cover aero