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 09-19-2009, 05:17 Post: 165770
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Kenny as far as drag on a pickup bed, I've read a few engineering studies on leaving the tailgate up. It actually decreases drag and increases mileage. I forget how covering the bed fares.

Those Chinese 4x4 "trucks"--I rode in one. They're fine if you like to be VERY close to your passenger, like a very spartan interior, like road and engine noise and a bumpy ride. And being a cab-over I just don't feel safe. And they're not that cheap--$5-10K. They sure get looks though being a right-hand drive. I used to put my hands behind my head while my buddy drove. Laughing out loud Look ma', no hands!






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Annnnd, it was uphill both ways too I'll bet Laughing out loud






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KW, even under the strictest laboratory conditions it's impossible to determine mileage. Add to your conditions of tire rolling resistance, tire air pressure which varies with temp, moisture content (the air not yours Laughing out loud), ambient temp which affects everything from fluid viscosity to fuel mixture, wind drag, cross winds, wind velocity, quality and age of fuel even if from station, even the temp of the fuel. Even how much the vehicle weighs and its load--you, tools, and especially fuel content. We we did automotive testing we used a certified slab of steel that weighed 250 lb. for consistency (this wasn't for mileage but crash testing).






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Ken, while you can compute mileage for a given set of factors and circumstances, because those factors change--and the will--you can't do and apples to apples comparison. And these mileage figures are averages over time and distance. The longer the distance the chances of apples to apples numbers being the same or close are greater.






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