Mythbusters Drafting episode - Page 2

baktasht · 06-11-2007, 07:14 PM

rock chips!

PETC · 06-11-2007, 07:43 PM

Not if you stay back! lol

I've never gotten one. Just don't follow trucks without mudflaps.

baktasht · 06-11-2007, 07:45 PM

and dont try drafting...

PETC · 06-11-2007, 08:01 PM

Why? It saves a ton of gas. I can get 38 MPG while drafting.

baktasht · 06-11-2007, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PETC

Why? It saves a ton of gas. I can get 38 MPG while drafting.

* rock chips
* not safe traveling distance
* truck driver cant see you
.....

do i need to go on about why?

PETC · 06-11-2007, 08:50 PM

You don't get rock chips, 100 feet is PLENTY safe really... and as long as you can see his mirors he can see you. lol

31337 · 06-13-2007, 11:31 AM

Here in Northern Virginia there is too much traffic to draft.

TomsMR2 · 06-20-2007, 12:40 AM

if you cant SEVERELY outbrake a fullsize semi truck, your car has serious detrimental problems that need to be fixed

the most dangerous part about it is probably the rock chips..

mr2slow4you · 06-20-2007, 07:22 AM

^This is why I have always wondered why semis are always tail gating other regular sized cars. They are such ****s because they must know if something occurred ahead of them, and that car in front had to brake they would basically screw over some people. It frustrates me that they take an assumed accepted risk for everyone.

David · 06-21-2007, 01:21 PM

Did anyone watch the part with the firebird entering the semi? I thought as soon as the rear wheels got on, it would fly like a bird to the inside of the truck, and cause some serious fire.

slo-two · 06-21-2007, 03:19 PM

Didn't those Mythbusters use a minivan to test the drafting theory? With the aerodynamic grace of a somewhat smoothed brick? One would expect that drafting would do less good for a 2 because of our somewhat lower coefficient of drag and much smaller frontal area. On the other hand, drafting should be very effective for an xB or an Element or some other vehicle modeled after a cinderblock.

Is 38 MPG really much savings? My 91T gets about 34 on highways when not drafting, as long as I don't have the wide wheels on it. And having to buy a new windshield every 10K miles (due to rock chips, sandblasting, etc.) would be such a pain...

David · 06-21-2007, 03:23 PM

just keep a distance.

phzoinkMKII · 06-21-2007, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slo-two

Didn't those Mythbusters use a minivan to test the drafting theory? With the aerodynamic grace of a somewhat smoothed brick? One would expect that drafting would do less good for a 2 because of our somewhat lower coefficient of drag and much smaller frontal area. On the other hand, drafting should be very effective for an xB or an Element or some other vehicle modeled after a cinderblock.

Is 38 MPG really much savings? My 91T gets about 34 on highways when not drafting, as long as I don't have the wide wheels on it. And having to buy a new windshield every 10K miles (due to rock chips, sandblasting, etc.) would be such a pain...

Dodge magnum

mr2slow4you · 06-21-2007, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slo-two

Didn't those Mythbusters use a minivan to test the drafting theory? With the aerodynamic grace of a somewhat smoothed brick? One would expect that drafting would do less good for a 2 because of our somewhat lower coefficient of drag and much smaller frontal area. On the other hand, drafting should be very effective for an xB or an Element or some other vehicle modeled after a cinderblock.

Is 38 MPG really much savings? My 91T gets about 34 on highways when not drafting, as long as I don't have the wide wheels on it. And having to buy a new windshield every 10K miles (due to rock chips, sandblasting, etc.) would be such a pain...

Do you have ems/tunning/larger turbo to achieve 34mpg?

Gairloch · 06-21-2007, 07:19 PM

^ He has an NA I'm sure. I've gotten 34 mpg with mine before.

mr2slow4you · 06-22-2007, 02:37 AM

^He said 91T unless it was a typo.

BMK · 06-25-2007, 10:30 AM

Drafting is great for long distances, but short distances i get annoyed cuz the trucks drive so slow.

Sylvan · 09-01-2007, 06:57 PM

This reminds me of that movie, Breaking Away, where that kid is on his bicycle and he drafts a semi for a few minutes, up to 60 mph, and then he passes it! lol. Then the semi gets pulled over for speeding, haha.

David · 09-01-2007, 07:06 PM

wow, i thought this thread was dead

Dance_Business · 09-01-2007, 10:52 PM

Robbie Benton in that movie? Been a long time.

06-21-2007, 07:19 PM	#35 (permalink)
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baktasht EMSPowered.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,664 Thanks: 19 Thanked 133 Times in 118 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (41/98% )	rock chips!

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PETC √(176400) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 27 Thanked 53 Times in 45 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Not if you stay back! lol I've never gotten one. Just don't follow trucks without mudflaps.

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baktasht EMSPowered.com Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,664 Thanks: 19 Thanked 133 Times in 118 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (41/98% )	and dont try drafting...

06-11-2007, 08:01 PM	#24 (permalink)
PETC √(176400) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 27 Thanked 53 Times in 45 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Why? It saves a ton of gas. I can get 38 MPG while drafting.

06-11-2007, 08:50 PM	#26 (permalink)
PETC √(176400) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 2,414 Thanks: 27 Thanked 53 Times in 45 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	You don't get rock chips, 100 feet is PLENTY safe really... and as long as you can see his mirors he can see you. lol

06-13-2007, 11:31 AM	#27 (permalink)
31337 Have Gun, Will Travel Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Reston, Virginia Posts: 389 Thanks: 51 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Here in Northern Virginia there is too much traffic to draft.

06-20-2007, 12:40 AM	#28 (permalink)
TomsMR2 Formerly Tom Brokaw Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,497 Thanks: 8 Thanked 233 Times in 168 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	if you cant SEVERELY outbrake a fullsize semi truck, your car has serious detrimental problems that need to be fixed the most dangerous part about it is probably the rock chips..

06-20-2007, 07:22 AM	#29 (permalink)
mr2slow4you ME in training Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	^This is why I have always wondered why semis are always tail gating other regular sized cars. They are such ****s because they must know if something occurred ahead of them, and that car in front had to brake they would basically screw over some people. It frustrates me that they take an assumed accepted risk for everyone.

06-21-2007, 01:21 PM	#30 (permalink)
David Take a picture trick! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, Fl. Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 111 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Did anyone watch the part with the firebird entering the semi? I thought as soon as the rear wheels got on, it would fly like a bird to the inside of the truck, and cause some serious fire.

06-21-2007, 03:19 PM	#31 (permalink)
slo-two Do the Math. Then Drive. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central California Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Didn't those Mythbusters use a minivan to test the drafting theory? With the aerodynamic grace of a somewhat smoothed brick? One would expect that drafting would do less good for a 2 because of our somewhat lower coefficient of drag and much smaller frontal area. On the other hand, drafting should be very effective for an xB or an Element or some other vehicle modeled after a cinderblock. Is 38 MPG really much savings? My 91T gets about 34 on highways when not drafting, as long as I don't have the wide wheels on it. And having to buy a new windshield every 10K miles (due to rock chips, sandblasting, etc.) would be such a pain...

06-21-2007, 03:23 PM	#32 (permalink)
David Take a picture trick! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, Fl. Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 111 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	just keep a distance.

06-22-2007, 02:37 AM	#36 (permalink)
mr2slow4you ME in training Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	^He said 91T unless it was a typo.

06-25-2007, 10:30 AM	#37 (permalink)
BMK IRIE flow Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Drafting is great for long distances, but short distances i get annoyed cuz the trucks drive so slow.

09-01-2007, 06:57 PM	#38 (permalink)
Sylvan Bad Dude Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 767 Thanks: 19 Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	This reminds me of that movie, Breaking Away, where that kid is on his bicycle and he drafts a semi for a few minutes, up to 60 mph, and then he passes it! lol. Then the semi gets pulled over for speeding, haha.

09-01-2007, 07:06 PM	#39 (permalink)
David Take a picture trick! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, Fl. Posts: 1,293 Thanks: 111 Thanked 25 Times in 25 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	wow, i thought this thread was dead

09-01-2007, 10:52 PM	#40 (permalink)
Dance_Business Mad Dance Skills Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: 20 minutes to Graceland Posts: 1,011 Thanks: 78 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	Robbie Benton in that movie? Been a long time.