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More trailer-talk....
I have a Minden-Fab / Scheder-style trailer and tow with a 200hp V6 station wagon. The front "barndoor" of the trailer is about 1.5 to 2 feet higher than the roofline of the car. The whole setup feels draggy on the road. 65 mph is about the limit before I feel like I am abusing things. I get about 17 mpg with the trailer, 26mpg without. I plan on a 3000 mile round trip this summer and with gas where it is, a few more mpg would be nice. I was wondering if it would be worth fitting a deflector to my luggage rails near the back of the wagon to reduce the drag and increase my mpg a few points (and my L/D would also go up too!). I will can fabricate something from stainless sheetmetal that would mount to my Thule rack. Any tips or guidelines on the form of such a deflector are appreciated. Or is this a bad idea? Thanks, Adam |
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