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Old 03-26-2007, 07:08 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by djomlas
did you guys see the myth busters episode on that?
they took 2 same trucks, eptied out their gas tanks, and put exactly 5 gallons of fuel and ran them around the track.
truck with the A/C blowing stopped about 15 miles before the truck with the windwos open did.
pretty neat.
Would this apply to cars which are more aerodynamic? I've always heard that windows up with A/C is more economical than windows down with no A/C.

Ken
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