Front End Air Dam Function
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From: Reno Nevada
2024 C3 of the Year Finalist- Modified
I'm not on you Skunkworks. In the past I've posted Bonneville Salt Flat c-3 pictures. Some of them are surprizingly stock looking with only more body rake and side mirrors removed.
But our 40 year old C-3's are no match for the late 90's air slick Firebird/Trans-Ams They all run up around 300 mph
But our 40 year old C-3's are no match for the late 90's air slick Firebird/Trans-Ams They all run up around 300 mph
Last edited by gkull; Jul 23, 2011 at 04:57 PM.
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
My 1980 is supposed to have a coefficient of drag of about .44, which sounds pretty bad, until you look at a '79, which had about a .50 coefficient of drag! Not a whole lot of difference in the two cars, just the front and rear bumper, mainly, so seemingly small changes can make a big difference, I guess. For comparison, C4s are supposed to have a CD of about .34, C5s about .31. Mmmmm, slippery.......
I got my figures from another thread here on the forum, so I can't vouch for the reliability of the info, but it sounds reasonable.
Scott
I got my figures from another thread here on the forum, so I can't vouch for the reliability of the info, but it sounds reasonable.
Scott
