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Originally Posted by ArtieWag
I know this is a "Power Hungry" forum, but... I just wish to deal with adults here, and not someone who wants me to drive a different kind of vehicle. I own two f150's. Because they 'fit' me.
Does anyone have any good information on bed covers, air dams, wheel covers, etc. that have improved mpg? I have installed soft bed covers on my trucks, but they seemed to reduce mpg slightly. They have made the trucks more useful, so I have kept them on.
Yes, I have searched the internet on this topic, and all I can tell you is that other people hate F150s and we as their owners are obvious morons. I hope that is not the case here.
More Power, applied correctly, less drag, more MPG.
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You won't find any F150 "haters" here, but you MIGHT find some that prefer the bigger cousins.
I'm a little surprised that a bed cover (tonneau style) would reduce your fuel efficiency. I would expect efficiency to improve or at least remain constant. But you might be getting a slight increase in skin friction drag over the bed with a soft cover, compared to a "hard" tonneau).
I'd think a "smooth" wheel cover would reduce some drag in that area, but I have no data to back that up. I doubt the difference would be significant though.
I don't think an air dam will help at all. I see it as increasing the frontal area of the truck, which is already a major factor in creating drag.
I think if you lower the truck, it might help some with fuel efficiency, but you'd reduce the truck's utility.
- Jack