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Originally Posted by Hersbird
So speaking of GM products, and open body aerodynamics, I came across this video the other day. This is a C5 Corvette with a twin turbo 427 that will run 185 mph in a standing 1/4 mile, but without a body. I saw it run and just watched it fall flat at the end of the track and this video explained why. At just 170 mph the wind tunnel tech said it was over 500 hp lost on just the terrible .75 something Cd. Dude needs to put a body on that thing!
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Seems like,in drag racing,they'll figure the proportion of the total pass at speed,versus power-to-weight ratio.If the car is only going to be at high velocity for some small fraction of the distance.They're willing to take the aero hit,to optimize weight savings,maximizing acceleration potential.
At Bonneville,HOT ROD Magazine's Camaro had to develop 150-hp just to push the exposed supercharger through the air at the speeds they ran.
