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Re: Coefficient of Drag and Frontal Area

To: Ken Bond <kmb2@humboldt.edu>
Subject: Re: Coefficient of Drag and Frontal Area
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 12:09:35 -0400
very interesting on the front lift figures, more interesting than the drag for
me..Turk are you reading this...
Dave

Ken Bond wrote:
> 
> Folks,
> 
> I asked about Drag and Frontal Area over on a listserv
> dealing with corvettes and got the following information
> sent to me.  Dan's comment about drag reminded me to send
> it along.  Hope this chart might help some other folks
> as well.  I found it most helpful.
> 
> KEN
> 
> (P.S.... put in courier font and the chart will line up
> if you have problems)
> 
> *************
> 
> >from the 1983 book "The New Corvette From A Through Z51"
> 
> >Aerodynamic Data at 130 mph
> >
> >
> >                           Bhp needed
> >                           to overcome             Front           Rear
> >                           air resistance          lift            lift
> >                           at 130 mph              lbs.            lbs.
> >
> >1984 Corvette              97 bhp                  148             55
> >1980 Corvette              126 bhp                 155             24
> >1979 Corvette              143 bhp                 220             183
> >1963 Corvette              108 bhp                 254             163
> >1982 Camaro                111 bhp                 239             40
> >1982 Porsche 928           138 bhp                 232             173
> >1982 Toyota Supra          109 bhp                 290             57
> >1982 Datsun 280-ZX         111 bhp                 174             116
> >1981 Isuzu Impulse         108 bhp                 238             158
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Comparing Aerodynamics
> >
> >
> >                                                   Frontal
> >                           Cd                      Area            CdA
> >
> >1984 Corvette              .341                    19.28           6.57
> >1980 Corvette              .443                    19.43           8.61
> >1979 Corvette              .503                    19.43           9.77
> >1963 Corvette              .402                    18.30           7.36
> >1982 Camaro                .363                    20.90           7.59
> >1982 Porsche 928           .445                    21.10           9.39
> >1982 Toyota Supra          .381                    19.51           7.44
> >1982 Datsun 280-ZX         .387                    19.51           7.55
> >1981 Isuzu Impulse         .389                    18.90           7.35

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