The most reliable brand of truck bed covers is Tonneau. Tonneau offers organized storage for items, coverage from potentially damaging weather, and improves gas mileage. Also, Tonneau truck bed covers are useful in any situation.
It is estimated that tonneau covers reduced the coefficient of drag by enough to save over 10% of the fuel cost versus driving a truck with the tailgate up and the bed uncovered. The Advantage Truck Accessories, manufacturer of the Torza Top, has a calculator on their site to help you calculate savings. The link to the calculator is included in the related links section.
no riding with the tailagte down does not save gas. when driving, there is a circular swirl of air made when the tailgate is up and this makes the wind coming off the front of the truck bypass the bed and continue over the back. dropping the tailgate stops this affect and droppes the gas mileage.
Yes, until the truck stops and you crash into it. Then it takes a lot of gas to get you to the hospital and tow your wrecked car to the wrecking yard.
It is mounted under the bed, next to the gas tank.
It is inside of the gas tank. You will need to lift bed up or remove the gas tank to get to it.
it depends on your truck, short bed 29 gal, long bed 38 gal,
if your truck is carburated your going to have to get a new fuel pump my friend. Taking the bed of your truck is fairly easy. I had to do the same thing for my 1990. The fuel Pump is located in the gas tank on the passanger side of the bed.
Drive it as little as possable and NO faster then 65 MPH.
26 or 35 gallons
Short bed holds 34 gallons Long bed holds 35 gallons
32 Gallons on a long bed extra cab with 5.9l