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Old 09-13-2011, 01:32 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Frontal area and Drag Coefficient? (90 Toy Corolla Coupe)

1990 toyota corolla sr5 coupe

Overall Width, in. 65.6
Overall Height, in. 49.6

What is my frontal area or slipstream and CD?

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A(sq.ft) = 0.84 × (Height" × Width")/(144-sq.in/sq.ft)

A = 0.84×(49.6"×65.6")/144 = 18.98(sq.ft)

CdA = A×Cd ...and its Cd is about 0.35-0.40
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Old 09-13-2011, 04:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks Ole Tele man!
I also used this calculator which was pretty cool IMO.
Vehicle aerodynamics
I got .35 from it and other online specs, it was pretty hard to find info about my car.
I also got this from it :
CD = 0.360; CDA = 8.11 ft²; CLA = 7.22 ft²


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