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Originally Posted by BabyDiesel
I have seen the effects of lowering on Cd with the Bonnevile Fusion. IIRC, the drag coefficient dropped 0.08, which is huge. That same thread was the one with the decreasing finesse ration of the Porsche.
It appears that an air suspension will cost anywhere from $1000-$2000 
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I understand what you mean about trying to imitate the Probe IV rake. It seemed to me that if I could do the math and science with suspension and geometry, sans wind tunnel, that I may be able to get close to optimal.
The last thing I want to do is to tear off any mods! Especially front and rear tire boattails!
I'm just not understanding fully, aerohead sir. If basjoos can achieve a Cd of 0.17 with all his work, what is stopping me from getting my Cd down two lousy hundredths more on a tight budget that desires a moderate ROI, like him? |
*AEROCIVIC might get in trouble in many states due to the mirror delete.If so,with the restoration of the driver's mirror,the Cd might be 0.177.(fabulous still!).
*To get to Cd 0.15,or below,Hucho is going to tell you to do more elongation and perhaps do an active diffuser which can be lowered on the highway.
*An inflated tail would be one approach,as it's only deployed for the highway.
Here's a pictorial thought experiment with one
*If you'll do everything to the Escort as AEROCIVIC,and then push a little harder,then you've got a shot at it.
*'Fix' your suspension at some attitude,then design the bodywork close to the template at that inclination.Mockups of body parts can be tuft-tested as you go to check for separation.When they show 'clean' flow,you can commit to that part knowing it will perform.