In a message dated 12/1/98 9:37:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
tsawyer@northc.com writes:
<< The article said
that you don't get significant mpg increase. This needs to be
verified tho. (Someone /*inside*/ perhaps). Anyone have a
windtunnel handy? And, doesn't the bed tend to warp after a
while of having the gate down/off? (Urban legend?)
>>
This is true to an extent. What happens is the air once over the cab creates
a vacuum in the bed regardless of whether the gate is open or not. The air
just swirls behind the cab in the front of the bed. And yes the bed rails can
warp with the gate down, after about 15 years!
Eric =0)
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