Truck Mullet Guy

Hello F150 Forum, new here and have to say great content all around, enjoying the banter. I figured this thread looked like a great place to ask for some feedback...considering we are speaking MPG, check out this aero hybrid tonneau cover / cab extender...any thoughts?

engineermike

That would do way more for gas mileage than any hydrogen generator...

Seriously, though, the fastback style cover will significantly improve aerodynamics. Someone put one on an f150 over a year ago and posted pics. I haven't seen anything from them since, though. They even reported they did wind tunnel testing.

Truck Mullet Guy

lol not to be too far off the hydrogen generator topic I'll look for them in the archives be interesting to see their wind tunnel results.


I noticed a lot of dashboard pics on this thread so I couldn't resist.


One thing we noticed besides gains in fuel efficiency was that under severe cross wind or just choppy wind conditions the steering kept neutral and you didn't need to fight as much to keep a straight line. Thanks for the feedback Mike!

bulldog150

Mike reading a couple of articles online hardly makes you an expert. Obviously thermodynamics can explain that. Hho mixed with air and gas creates a more complex and faster burn, and that is a fact jack. That being said I still do not condone putting it on your vehicle. It will eat your alternator and internals. Mike engineer As far as your claim that you can't create more energy than it takes to create it... Let's just say we used to be executed for thinking the world was flat and that the earth was the center of the universe
http://gigaom.com/2014/02/12/for-the-first-time-nuclear-fusion-produces-more-energy-than-it-takes-in/.

bulldog150

I like the cover man. Different for sure.

engineermike

Correct. 20 years of training and experience does.

1. ...reading a couple of articles online hardly makes you an expert.
2. We aren't exactly talking about nuclear fusion here.
3. "overall the reactor is still losing far more energy than it puts out", from your article.

Fastskiguy

Is that cap available or is it a one-off thing? Did you build it? How?

Thanks

Joe

my67falcon

I wonder how it lifts up so you can get to the bed.

Fastskiguy

For all of your aerodynamic reading needs…..

http://csus-dspace.calstate.edu/bits...pdf?sequence=1

engineermike

Fastskiguy, thanks for the link. That's an awesome read. Basically, the single best thing you can do for mileage is an aero cap, for about 4 mpg highway.