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Originally Posted by jimepting
Is there a picture around somewhere of this project? I'd really love to see it since the shape is somewhat similar to the Insight.  |
Jim,I've never done a thread on the CRX.And I think that there's only one or two photos of it in the 'Archive.'
I will do one sometime.Most of the photos I took were Kodachrome slide and will have to be transferred to an SD card so Al can work with them in PhotoShop.
I can say that the boat-tail achieved the lowest drag reduction and best top speed enhancement.
With the short nose,front gap-fillers,piece-meal belly pan,rocker panel extension,diffuser,rear wheel skirts,and 12" boat-tail extension she came in at Cd 0.235 according to Glenn Sharf at GM's Aero Lab, based on highway delta-mpg .
Top speed was redline limited in 3rd gear so I didn't learn all I wanted there at Bonneville.The 'kit' did add 9-mph at 4,200' elevation compared to the CRX completely stripped.
The 1st-gen Insight is very similar to the World of Speed CRX.I think basjoos' AEROCIVIC will be the poster child for the 2025 CAFE standards.And AEROCIVIC would really scream at the Salt Flats just as it does at the gas pump!
