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Old 01-06-2015, 06:55 PM   #43 (permalink)
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You are very lucky to have one of the most easily aero-modified cars on this site.
Stock, your car had a drag coefficient of around .45 , .47 - (or even higher.)

I'm guessing at that based on the fact that a 1970 - 1973 Camaro had a Cd of .497 !

With two simple mods, you can drop the Cd down to point 20 !

To put that into perspective, that would be like driving around with a parachute open behind your car, and then suddenly taking it off.

Your car would be sleeker than any car on the road today - yes even the Tesla ( which is .24 ), yet would still retain its' original look.

Hot Rod magazine did an actual test using your body style ( or very similar shaped body style - a 1980 Camaro ) in a wind tunnel.

No boat tail, no wheel skirts, and a barn door flat front end air dam, yet achieved an amazing .201 in the wind tunnel !

So needless to say this could have a wonderful effect on fuel economy -( as well as top speed ! )

Here is the link to the article :Car Aerodynamics - Hot Rod Magazine


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