P. A. Schilke
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- Phil
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Hi Andy,For the sake of this argument or disagreement I will play the devil's advocate.
Just maybe by Googling you might not find the real truth because Google has a bias for their
advertising clients or Tonneau vendors
Folks Google on
Does having a truck bed covers improve gas mileage?
Does a Tonneau cover improve mpg?
One vendor even has a gas savings calculator
https://truxedo.com/gas-savings-calculator
This link is along the lines of my thinking "now" - Discovery Channel's MythBusters blog
https://autosneed.com/do-tonneau-covers-really-save-gas/
My $20,000 time in the middle of the night at Lockheed generated specific Aero Hp numbers...We always did three or 4 runs and averaged the numbers. Each run showed a increase of Aero HP.... You want to believe the opposite,...fine....I generated solid data...
best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired
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