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Old 12-07-2020, 05:37 PM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar View Post
If tiny wind tunnels are all that is needed, why doesn't every car manufacturer in the world save hundreds of millions of dollars and not build huge wind tunnels?

There's plenty of tech literature around that shows the issues with small wind tunnels, let alone those without moving floors/wheels. I've cited it all here before, so I am not going to bother doing it again.
And the cD figures from the DragQueens article - can you explain that ? ( The accuracy )

Yet another way to verify the cD of the Camaro would be to look at the cars' top speed, correct ?

Since this car was built for that exact thing, I would think you could do the math and find the true cD, or at least something close.

I would have to look back at the articles to see what horsepower the car ran at.

It ran at several tracks - not just Bonneville, so this would also be a good indicator, correct ? ( lakebed salt / lakebed dirt / landspeed track asphault )

The guy that owns the car is on Facebook etc. If that would be helpful.
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