- 1. Drag Coefficients and Frontal Area (score: 1)
- Author: "Lawrence E. & Cathy R. Mayfield" <lemay@hiwaay.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:25:55
- Keith asked the other day aboout the smallest, narrowest, longest available vehicles. Been thinking about that: what we need is the automobile with the lowest drag available and this would be found f
- /html/land-speed/1999-12/msg00291.html (8,513 bytes)
- 2. Re: Drag Coefficients and Frontal Area (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Amo <jkamo@rapidnet.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 08:49:19 -0700
- Possibly even beter yet would be to obtain actual "top speed" and actual "hp" numbers, with hp and speed, drag can be computed and or could be used to see how close the claimed cd's are. Joe in SD :)
- /html/land-speed/1999-12/msg00292.html (9,114 bytes)
- 3. Re: Drag Coefficients and Frontal Area (score: 1)
- Author: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:57:38 -0500
- Have heard that the '82 to '92 Firebirds have a Cd of .33...the Grand Am that Tom mentioned I think was .29...someone on the list had the Cd for the new Corvette. My guesses: Al Teague's 'Liner - .20
- /html/land-speed/1999-12/msg00293.html (9,608 bytes)
- 4. Re: Drag Coefficients and Frontal Area (score: 1)
- Author: Ronald_B_Anderson@notes.seagate.com
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:22:22 -0700
- The new (since 1997) C5 Corvette has the 2nd lowest Cd of any regular production car, Cd = 0.287 for the targa coupe (0.31 for the hardtop, and 0.32 for the convertible). The frontal area for all th
- /html/land-speed/1999-12/msg00295.html (10,248 bytes)
- 5. Re: Drag Coefficients and Frontal Area (score: 1)
- Author: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 08:37:04 -0800
- The book Race Car Aerodynamics ( Designing for Speed ) by Josepb Katz has in it on pages 263-264 the Cd, frontal area A[m2] and total resistance CdA[m2] for Mini cars, Economy and medium size, full-s
- /html/land-speed/1999-12/msg00296.html (9,379 bytes)
- 6. Re: Drag Coefficients and Frontal Area (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Lum" <dimer@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:11:03 -0800
- Granted, I haven't seen these LSR cars ('86 'Bird and '80 Camaro) but sometimes cars aren't as aero as they look. An example would be an '82 Vette (curvy, recessed door handles) and an '82 T-Bird (bo
- /html/land-speed/1999-12/msg00297.html (8,832 bytes)
- 7. Re: Drag Coefficients and Frontal Area (score: 1)
- Author: V4GR@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:14:51 EST
- If you start thinking drag to dollars ratio the Monza looks good to me. If you can't get one for free your not trying. They came with 350 SBCs in them which is what lots are running. Gary Williams ra
- /html/land-speed/1999-12/msg00299.html (7,474 bytes)
- 8. Re: Drag Coefficients and Frontal Area (score: 1)
- Author: tschoen <j82244@fuse.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 07:37:49 -0500
- Larry,thanks for your efforts on this subject.According to the Honda sales info '90 CRX has a Cd of .30.I calculate the frontal area at 16 sq. ft. Car runs 131 MPH at Maxton in 4th gear with 138-140
- /html/land-speed/1999-12/msg00317.html (9,291 bytes)
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