Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 19:56:37 -0400
Reply-To: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
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From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Mudflaps for 84 Westy -- uses more gas?
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You need to adjust your figures, due to the reduced mud accumulation on the
Vanagon. The weight of the Vanagon would not increase thus providing better
fuel economy then a muddy Vanagon without mudflaps!
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Randal Jett
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:44 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Mudflaps for 84 Westy -- uses more gas?
According to my back-of-an-envelope calculations, installing mudflaps on the
other three wheels will increase airstream drag and lower MPG to the tune of
about 0.26 which works out to about $1.12 for every 100 miles. When we get
to $5 per gallon, you can up that estimate by another twenty cents. And, in
headwinds the drag coefficient increases exponentially. Conversely, if you
can manage to drive in tailwinds only, then the variable mudflap cost
approaches zero. So....., how much do mudflaps really cost?
Come to think of it, I'm going to yank off my driver's side mudflap right
now!
(a little humor for a Saturday) ;-)
----- Original Message ----
From: "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 1:37:22 AM
Subject: Re: Mudflaps for 84 Westy
In a message dated 5/30/08 10:57:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
> I have been looking for mudflaps that will match the "ONE" on the driver
> side. It appears that there never was mudflaps on any of the other normal
> places. The one on my van is not right at the edge of the wheel well. It
is
> mounted to the side of the vehicle right next to the hole for the jack.
It
> appears that it had a flap riveted in there before but has since
disappeared.
> ANyone else have this funky mudflap? I was looking at the flaps on
gowesty but
> they do not look like the one on the driver side of my van.=
what your seeing is the remains of the factory mudflap. all westys just had
one mudflap right in front of the LP tank to protect it from debris.
there were no other mudlfaps on the other wheels.
chris
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