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Old 04-20-2011, 02:30 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bobski View Post
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While it would certainly be a useful instrument when working on aero mods, I don't see it having any use during day to day driving. Altering your speed, throttle behavior or drafting won't affect your Cd or Cd*A....
That isn't the point. Having a menu function to determine your CDA is meant to enable folks to make aeromods, because they are such an important part of modding for efficiency. Even if it is a relative number, that is useful information(same for bsfc improvements). It can make some assumptions about current air pressure and temp and just do some precise coastdown monitoring and display the results.
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