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Old 02-27-2016, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by johnta1 View Post

I know your GP is big, but the wagon aero is probably not that good either?
For the same frontal area, a wagon will go thru the air with less aero drag vs a regular body as the longer body keeps the air straight for a longer period of time and less aero effect at the rear of the vehicle.

Same effect but to a lesser degree with a truck with a hard cover over the bed. We are not talking a camper body or a bed box. A fabric cover helps a little bit but the cloth vibrating over the bed surface has poorer aero vs the hard shell.

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