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Old 02-05-2011, 08:54 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Masonite View Post
@qwikz28 - I can't say I had the roof rack on for more than 24 hours... after 45mph, those things made an obnoxious whistling/howling noise. I'm sure they may have played a small factor in lower gas efficiency, too (not much, but noticeable over time).
I had a similar set of rails on my Jeep for the cargo basket, and I average ~.5 mpg better without them on. Removing just the basket itself gained me closer to 1 mpg.

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