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Old 12-12-2006, 07:30 AM
twuelfing twuelfing is offline
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Default Re: Does waxing help mpg?

I cant remember the exact percentage, but I was told by an engineer in the automotive industry that the coefficient of drag increases when the car is dirty. If i remember correctly it was over 10 percent increase (for some reason i am thinking 20 percent) in the coefficient of drag.

I don't know what this translates to in real fuel economy discrepancies, but I suspect its pretty low, but probably significant enough to measure.
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