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Old 06-07-2021, 11:19 PM   #6 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Vwbeamer View Post
so you think my Cd could be .32 now?
I'll humor you... your assessment seems to show you have reduced your drag. Calling it 0.32 instead of 0.39 is using the calculations for the same rhetorical purpose as saying in p,ain English that you reduced your drag signficantly. It's a useful thought device, like creating a visualization of data. What you shouldn't imagine is that these calculations can stand in for a wind tunnel, but I am certain you know that. It is fun to imagine how the drag reduction might look numerically. And there is a general truth value in it.

I say congrats on improvements!
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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