my proof for the tailgate not creating drag is this : why aren't there
any bugs splattered on your tailgate like there are on your windsheild?
I have never had to clean bugs off my tailgate. ..
just a thought =3D)
-mike d.
On Sun, 18 Jul 1999 20:34:57 -0400 Kevin Hoegen <hoegen@kersur.net>
writes:
>I must disagree..there is definitely drag created from having the=20
>tailgate
>up with no cover...anyone who has drivin with and without the tailgate=20
>up
>can probably justify this by the noticable change in performance...I=20
>have
>noticed.
>If you have ever had paper or leaves blow INTO your rear window when=20
>the
>tailgate is up...this would of course be caused by the air being=20
>looped back
>after hitting the tailgate...hence drag. Of course I'm only an amatuer
>physicist and this is only my opinion. And opinions of course are just=20
>like
>buttholes....everyones got one ;-)
>Happy Drivin!
>=A0
>Kevin ~Stinger~ Hoegen
>'99 Dak Sport CC V6 Solar Yellow
>E-mail:=A0 hoegen@kersur.net <mailto:hoegen@kersur.net>
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><http://www.kersur.net/~hoegen>
>=A0
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jason
>Bleazard
>Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 8:12 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: RE: DML: RE: need a Tonneau cover
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
>> TEDSDAKOTA@aol.com
>> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 11:09 AM
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: RE: need a Tonneau cover
>>
>> Thanks for the reply. Man I've been told the tailgate acts=20
>like an
>> airdam back there.
>
>The general conclusion I've seen is that with the tailgate up, the air=20
>in
>the bed stays put, and the air from over the top of the cab goes over=20
>the
>top and directly over the tailgate. Just like if you have a tonneau. =20
>When
>you lower the tailgate or put in a flow-through net, the air "bubble"=20
>in the
>bed breaks, spills out, and actually creates more drag.
>
>There's been quite a bit of information about this posted over time. =20
>It
>should all be in the archives, just a matter of finding it.
>
>> Also,you put stuff in your bed, come on now,
>> does'nt it
>> get dirty doing that ?
>> (heheh) I'm having fun today, Ted O.
>
>That's what the Rhino liner is for. Cause I got it dirty and didn't=20
>want to
>wash it, so I had that sprayed in :-).
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
>Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
>current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg. Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
>current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 Club Cab V8/5.2L/Auto
>RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 Club Cab V6/3.9L/Auto
>
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