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Old Jul 16, 2010
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Originally Posted by Flakbadger
Yes, and if you buy 20 they keep you from posting on threads that have already died, too.
lmao
 
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Old Jul 16, 2010
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sweet! just bought 87 of these to put all over. bet they work better if you mount them backwards too.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2010
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Originally Posted by OTRtech
If these "things" are so great , Why aren't aircraft covered with them ?
That should give one a clue as to how well they perform .
airplanes usually have something like that on their wings. look at a 747 or most other modern large jets. they usually have upturned wings at the end, and sometimes just flat lines on top of the wings. these help prevent vortices, so theres less drag on the wing and air flows smoother.

seems like the opposite idea on these trucks...
 
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Old Jul 17, 2010
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Haha, i just saw these things on a Buck Rendevous today while driving. I was like wtf are all these things. Looked strange.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2010
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I see how they would work and I do know there's similar things on airplanes. The only problem is it seems like you would have to be driving 70+ mph for you to see any affect and even then it's going to be so small.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2010
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you could always dimple your car like a golf ball... Kinda like they did on Mythbusters
 
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