Do like the swimmers and shave your head, then open all the windows and the s/r.
On 1/16/06, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I recall a magazine article from a while back that tried to improve the > mileage of a Chevy Suburban by various means. One of the things that they > found helped quite a bit was an airdam to prevent the airflow under the > vehicle. They commented that the undercarriage on a Suburban is not very > smooth and as such, diverting the air around the vehicle was quite > helpful. > > They did not use anything fancy. They had a flat aluminum plate mounted > behind the bumper and projecting down something like 6 inches. > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Karl Wittnebel > Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 3:58 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] 123 air dam > > > OK, this may be totally frivolous, but I was driving home at 70mph last > night against a 40mph headwind, wondering if there is anything I can do to > improve the 123 wagon's aerodynamics. Only thing that came to mind was a > front air dam, as I've heard that a relatively large percentage of the > drag > on any car comes from the undercarriage. Two questions: > > 1) Are functional aftermarket air dams still available for 123s? I know > racers used them some time ago. > > 2) Anybody know whether they might improve mileage on the hwy? > > Thanks, > Karl in DC > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Photos – Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > Photo Books. You design it and we'll bind it! > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > º&<ãCŽª%r‰“¹âZŸ^õïn6ëm4éœz+Þuúèš)¨wNfŪ%r‰¶Ó�|ó^{߶ò±êïz¾Z®×«Ê×9�ëpŠØ^²ki¦ã�¢wQ2¹‘´ÓMô´_¢³ Ç�zË-®*eŠyÞµ;ž×²ZŸm4ë^öãn¾ÓM4Eç Š÷�~º&<ãCŽª%r‰›Ê)¨wNfŪ%r‰¦j)hºÛ÷ò¾·‰Þvë~6wFÛóŸ8ß—è¬Ç«qç^²ËkŠ™bžwNçµì–§ÛM:×m¸ÛM9ÓALZè˜ó� DR8¨•Ê&1ë,jˆn·ãgtm¿7Ñ÷¼ÛŽ¢W(˜6y;ž×²ZŸm4ë]¶ãmI4è1êÜy׬²Úâ¦X§�ëL Áz»"¢}t\Æ¢•êýÑ'œº¸ÈGb¶*'~ŠÖŠwhÂË.o�ôÕt©jaejIp'¶+â®ëq©çz°¥y©æj)m†‹ ‡*.².•Û-ŠYn±æ§{b¾*î°*'µéíO*^µìmþ™ZŠw!j»
