First Full Foamie Build - No wood framing used

[ghcoe]

I guess I missed this post earlier. Good job. Glad my YouTube Channel got you involved with foamies.

Thank you! I took a lot of lessons learned from you and applied them here. I was a bit skeptical of building a rectangular prism due to the drag coefficient, but have been amazed at how well it has held up. I will likely soften the edges and round some things in the next build to improve on fuel efficiency. I have still managed to get about 16-17 MPG on the accord which is pretty impressive.

square box certainly is not very aerodynamic for sure. I tow mine behind SUV's so the drag is not as detrimental as being towed by a car. I have however thought about adding some aerodynamic features to the front just to help out a bit. My first build #1 viewtopic.php?f=55&t=54099 is wider, but built more traditional. I pulled it behind a 2014 Jeep Cherokee with the V6. It would get a pretty solid 28mpg not towing. Towing with #1 it would get a solid 22mpg. I was pretty happy with the results. Never pulled #2 with it so I have no comparison to that.

My 1991 Jeep Cherokee with a 4.0 gets 16mpg usually, pulling #2 it drops down to 12mpg.

 

[LetsDoThis-TNT]

Is this still holding up?

 

[Broseidon-TNT]

Regarding your heat issues, this may be helpful.

https://youtu.be/KDRnEm-B3AI?si=AoBePRBvZ8joxKX1

https://youtu.be/dNs_kNilSjk?si=-V6nfjZV9-ePYvE3

 

[evaelfie]

Regarding your heat issues, this may be helpful.

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Have you personally used it or any experience in using it?