i dunno but i do know a regular ol toneau cover has helped me (covers entire bed)
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My understanding of the bubble is that it forces the air over the tailgate, instead of hitting it.
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some quick calculations. i figure at a 11 degree angle on a 6 ft pick up truck bed the back would only be 9" lower than the cab of my truck.
so rather than building something 9" lower in the back. does anyone have any experiece with a cap on a pick up truck and what kind of impact it makes on MPG? |
Yep, that'd put a damper on things. The best you could do would be to make it from clear material and shape it like a Prius/Insight with the flat rear end and Prius/Insight/CRX-style vertical rear window at the back under the sloped one.
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but to go through all the work of building somethimg like that would it have that much of an advantage over a standard cap?
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There was a guy a while back that had designed an aero camper shell, I don't know if it ever went beyond the prototype stage though...
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Did he ever at least post some results for his prototype?
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As I recall, we were discussing his cap, and he registered and chimed in on the discussion, then he kinda disappeared. We never really heard from him since. I can't find his post, or his username right now.
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