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Old 06-23-2014, 10:29 AM   #106 (permalink)
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Congrats on the build & those impressive numbers, redneck.

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Originally Posted by ennored View Post
There's been a few folks with Metros/Swifts/Fireflies here. Anyone ever use the Aerodynamic & rolling resistance, power and MPG calculator for one? The base values look close, is that a Geo? Curious where 80 MPG @ 70 MPH puts the Cd.
Yes, the default values in the calculator are for the last generation (96+) Metro/Firefly.
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