RE: Best way to avoid those ****** wing tip vortices ?
For that kind of thing, I wouldn't bother with messing with winglets, for all the reasons mentioned above, and in those threads that were mentioned. But a lower-drag wingtip might help a little, or it might not.
However, I would see about smoothing out the engine/pipe installation, lots of drag there that can go away. And maybe a fillet along the wing/fuse joint to smooth that out as well.