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Body Kits, Aerodynamics and MGP
One of the rationalizations I used with my wife for getting my 2000 Boxster was that I needed a car to make the run from Virginia to Florida (1,500 miles round trip) to help take care of my mom who lives down south. We only have one other car a Subaru Forester and if I did not act fast on my Boxster purchase two months ago I would be making the trip in a Toyota Camray!
Anyway, I have made the trip twice in the last two months (thats 3K already). Because I dont have that much time for the visits, I drive straight through, takes me about 12 hours one-way. On one of those trips I went through a tank of gas with steady driving on 95 South. I kept my speed pretty consistantly at 75 mph and had the top down even though it was hot in the mid 90's. I was very pleased that I got 29.7 mpg on that tank of gas.
Anyway, this is my question, do any of the body kits do anything to help the aerodynamics enough to improve milage on those long distance runs? I suspect the best thing I could do to improve aerodynamics is to put the top up, but I cannt seem to make myself put the top up when the sun is out. Also, has anyone compared the milage they get on long trips with the top up and down.
Ed
2000 2.7L Arctic Silver/Black
50K
Intake, Chip, Exhaust
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