Tim, all. I have the car test program. I will reinstall it on my web site if
anyone want to download it. That makes it easier for everyone... If I can
remember how..... Oh, retreived all the frontal areas and Cd from car test
and put those along with a lot of others on the web site also.
mayf the ignorant desert rat
Subject: Drag Coefficient
> Dr. Mayf,
> As far as drag Coefficient I found a program called Cartest that has the
> Tiger as well as over 3 hundred other cars in it's Data base. I forget
where
> I downloaded it but I had tons of fun "virtually" spanking my Buddies
> crossfire injected Corvette. The cool thing is that this program allows
you
> to "customize your car by lowering the ground clearance and it
recalculates
> the frontal surface area and the Drag.
> Might be worth looking at if you want to see it. I will send the file out
to
> those interested but reserve the right to stop as the last time I tried to
> email a file I had to set up and intranet site to facilitate downloading.
It
> took FOREVER AND EVER to send it to those who asked.
>
> Steve L.,......could you be the repository? Do you have the ability to
allow
> downloads of attachments from your site?
>
> It has sound and calculates the best "launch" by comparing dump of the
> clutch to slipping the clutch and different RPM launch's.
> I did it with my Tiger and the new engine specs (426 HP@5700RPM and 395
lb.
> Ft.@4500RPM ) and it indicated a drag of .45 and it managed an E.T. of
11.70
> with a trap speed of 120 on stock tires with stock trim and exhaust. It
did
> however spin all of first gear and most of second gear.
> Top Speed ......162 MPH ....Like I will ever even attempt that on stock
> tires?!?!? I tried to optimize the launch and it said to launch at 1100
RPM
> and dump the clutch and it would do 0-100 MPH in 7.9 seconds on the stock
> skins.
>
> It is a gear heads dream and is quite detailed. Again the best part is to
> compare it to a stock 289 car at an E.T. of 15.50 and a trap speed of 87.8
> MPH with a top speed of 120 MPH.
>
> At stock 260 car is expected to hit 16.20 at 84.7 MPH in the traps. With a
> top speed of 116 MPH.
>
> All in all a great way to kill an evening.
> Best regards all,
> Tim Ronak
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