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Originally Posted by pciley
The repair kit (jack, tools, etc) is out of the vehicle. I just keep a can of fix'o'flat and a AAA card handy. 
Also, I only had 5 gallons in the tank, yes it was 91 and also poured in some cheap octane boost from Wal Mart, although I'm not sure how effective it was.. if at all.
I debated dropping the tail gate, but with the tire spin, I wanted the extra weight hangin off the back to keep the tires diggin' in.
If you look at the MPH at 1/4 mile, you will see with the tail gate up I ran FASTER at the end of the track.... CAN'T FIGURE THIS OUT!! WTH??
With the tail gate down, I had a faster time, but was limping in the last 1/16 mile and had a slower MPH at 1/4.
Maybe having the tail gate down is adding a bunch of drag, even though it obviously reduces wind resistance...?? |
What makes it obvious? Have you done any wind tunnel testing, or is it just that you think that the tailgate is a drag inducing item when it is up? I don't know if anyone has had their Titan in a wind tunnel, but all of the other trucks that I have seen tested in the past...had LESS drag with the tailgate up. The air inside the bed acts as a cushion, allowing the airflow to pass over the tailgate where it joins the air from the sides and bottom with less turbulence than with it down. Eyeball aerodynamics assumes that it has less drag, but tests have shown otherwise. Maybe someone who has access to a wind tunnel, or who has a friend in a college engineering class could have them do a wind tunnel test on a model Titan...any takers?