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Does Having Your Tailgate Closed Affect MPG
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:13 pm
Current back porch grilling debate. Especially the drag at highway speed.
What does the OT say?
What does the OT say?
This post was edited on 7/14/19 at 5:16 pm
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Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:15 pm to Sao
No. Mythbusters did a segment and the gate down hurts your mileage
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:15 pm to Sao
Opening the tailgate may obstruct the view of your trucks nuts. So I’d say keep it closed even if it decreases your mph a tad.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:15 pm to Sao
MPH or gas mileage? I mean if you are going 60 it’s the MPH regardless.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:15 pm to Sao
Mythbusters did this.
Having the gate up is the most efficient way to drive.
Having the gate up is the most efficient way to drive.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:15 pm to foj1981
quote:
Mythbusters did a segment and the gate down hurts your mileage
Confirmed.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:15 pm to Sao
Explanation: If you drive a pickup, common sense might lead you to think that opening the tailgate on the road is the more fuel efficient way to go. ... Closing the tailgate actually improves fuel efficiency because it creates a type of airflow called a separated bubble within the bed of the truck.
It will slow you down due to drag
It will slow you down due to drag
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:16 pm to Sao
My truck nuts reduce my MPG by 4.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:16 pm to bigberg2000
Aye! MPG. Updated.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:17 pm to Sao
You get better gas mileage and have less drag with it closed due to a cyclone effect created by the wind. This was on myth busters and they tried it out. Tailgate closed won by a sizeable margin.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:17 pm to Sao
But a tonneau cover improves mpg
Fact
Fact
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:17 pm to foj1981
quote:
Does Having Your Tailgate Closed Affect MPG
quote:you mean Yes?
No. Mythbusters did a segment and the gate down hurts your mileage
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:18 pm to foj1981
quote:
Mythbusters did a segment and the gate down hurts your mileage
Thank God they did this. People stopped driving with their tailgates down almost instantly afterwards.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:18 pm to Sao
quote:
What does the OT say?
If you keep it over 90 MPH it will offset any loss due to the tailgate.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:19 pm to Sao
It’s really negligible providing you maintain an average speed of around 120-130mph, at that speed you’re practically manufacturing gas.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:21 pm to foj1981
what was the reasoning?
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:21 pm to 777Tiger
I had a half tank of gas yesterday
Drove from houston to nola averaging 150 mph
And end of drive i had 3/4 a tank.
Drove from houston to nola averaging 150 mph
And end of drive i had 3/4 a tank.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:21 pm to 777Tiger
I try this on my way to ETX on 20 eastbound. I've found my best efficiency is in the left lane.
Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:23 pm to Cosmo
science!Posted on 7/14/19 at 5:23 pm to Sao
I have a cover on mine to protect my Yeti.
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