Does a Roof Rack Wind Deflector actually make it Quieter?? Before/After Adding Fairing Measurements

[@lomoyang3034]

Hey man. I just found this video and watched till the end. Hows your wife's health situation now? I hope everything goes well with her and your family.

[@CliffjumperCars]

Thank you for asking! These videos get published a bit out of order and not in as timely as a fashion as I would like, but my wife is still fighting leukemia. we just passed the two year mark and they have moved her into the next phase of the chemo treatment, and the prognosis is good… Numbers are progressing in the direction that we would like to see them go, and we are hopeful!

[@richliu02]

Thanks for the review. May God bless you and your family.

[@CliffjumperCars]

My pleasure! Likewise!

[@edwinmontalvo3540]

My prayer go to you and your family. Keep your faith in god. God bless your wife in everything she has to go through. Thank you for the information on the wind defector.

[@CliffjumperCars]

Thank you!! My wife's continuing her fight against cancer, but she's still here with us and so far she's doing pretty well with it.

[@denisodonoghue3020]

Hope you’re wife, you and your family are doing well mate. 🙏

[@CliffjumperCars]

Thanks! We're grateful my wife has been able to access excellent medical care for her leukemia, and she's still fighting the good fight!! Prayers for her continued battle appreciated :)

[@SentinelIXK]

​@@CliffjumperCars Hope you guys are well.

[@CliffjumperCars]

@@SentinelIXK Thanks! I am overdue to post an update... thanks for the reminder!

[@sachinlc]

Nice VW. What was the mpg gain with the airescreen? Also prayers your way.

[@CliffjumperCars]

Thanks! We noticed a full 2mpg average increase with the deflector in place, which made sense given the change in volume and frequency was accompanied by a decrease in wind turbulence and resistance. I think if we ditch the kayak rack attachments when we're not kayaking, it would probably help even more with that. And thank you for the prayers! We'll take all we can get! My wife and brother-in-law are both still fighting cancer. My wife is doing pretty good but the chemo takes a lot out of her.

[@Albertouy]

Thank you for your video, I was looking for something like this. You may want to label it before / after wind fairing to get more views

[@CliffjumperCars]

Thanks for the idea!

[@NvaderRetro]

Appreciate this video!

[@CliffjumperCars]

Glad to hear!

[@johnfeliciano8606]

Are you using the NIOSH app for the decibel meter!

[@CliffjumperCars]

Decibel X... it's one of the few I've found that allows you to calibrate its readings using a professional meter. I also use Octave RTA to look at the frequency distribution histiograph.

[@tabarnaque123]

Have you driven with the roof in open position? Thx

[@CliffjumperCars]

I didn't think to test it with the roof open, mainly because when we're carrying something, it's usually wet and we don't want it dripping inside :) But may be worth revisiting and resting for that noise level difference.

[@chogokin721]

what about fair plus box?

[@CliffjumperCars]

That's a great question. I don't happen to have one of those, so I can't measure the sound levels involved. Would be interesting to find out~

[@chogokin721]

@@CliffjumperCars thx for replying..yeah i got a thule motion box because of the noise i dont want to open the roof and i cant find any videos of fair with box will be great if you have a chance to find out

[@noophe5747]

what size was this deflector you got? the 82cm? all the best with the wife sir

[@CliffjumperCars]

Yes, the 82cm (aka 32in) deflector. Thanks! Wife is continuing to fight the good fight and we are grateful for the care she has been able to receive.

[@norys90]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@TimmyBobinson]

Thumb down for greedy adverts.

[@CliffjumperCars]

Not sure how familiar you are with the KZbin system, but as a very small fish in the pond with a tiny channel, I have zero say in how many adverts they paste onto my videos. While I appreciate your frustration - I hate having to wait through them myself - please don't penalize me or my channel for the sake of something beyond my control. Thanks!

[@TimmyBobinson]

@@CliffjumperCars demonitse ?

[@CliffjumperCars]

​@@TimmyBobinson that's not really a factor, but negative votes do affect how the algorithm chooses to recommend my videos to others or not. Seems like every couple of months or so KZbin changes how they do things, and I've noticed more ads lately, especially on all the smaller channels I subscribe to myself.