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Old 10-08-2020, 02:23 AM   #103 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sgtlethargic View Post
Is this book good for someone that wants to eventually build a car from scratch (or heavily modify a car or various body parts) in an attempt to get a very low CdA street-driven car?
And Dick Barnard's book?

No, probably not.

It provides a wonderfully clear background to car aero but it's not at the hands-on level at all. It's still better in many respects than ploughing through Hucho or random SAE papers, but it's more at a 'let's set the frame of reference' level rather than 'here's what you do'.
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