So did you notice a mileage or performance improvement?
Adam Bergman, '99 318 CC 5 speed
Steve Lambert wrote:
> >Every car contains drag
> >somewhere.... I will just have to try a few things little by little....
> >Gee if I had a tunnel, boy I would spend days in there with my truck,
> >hahahaha.... What I would love to do is make it handle better on a road
> >course as well..... May I ask what the majority of you use for lids,
> >and the wallet crunching price????
>
> Jason,
>
> I have a friend at the highest level of engineering in F*rd who's been
> involved in their electric Ranger project: 2000 lbs. of hi-tech batteries
> costing nearly $40,000 with a range of less than 60 miles. Needless to
> say they've explored EVERYTHING imaginable in examining drag,
> aerodynamics, etc. in an effort to improve the truck's range. They've
> looked at net tailgates, open tailgates, no tailgate at all. You name it-
> they've tried it. He said their wind tunnel tests consistently showed
> that a tonneau was the single most significant modification to improve
> aerodynamics and mileage. I put on a TekStyle because it offered
> attractive styling, 60 second removal for bed access when needed and cost
> less than $240. It took only about 30 minutes to install and there are no
> holes drilled in the vehicle. I'm well pleased.
>
> Steve
> '99 Solar Yellow Sport
> '97 Suburban 4X4
> '95 Miata Triple Black
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