Subject	Coefficient of drag is not all that matters, frontal area
Posted by	Chip(GinnMotorsports) on May 23, 2003 at 8:30 PM
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In Reply To	My Lexus GS400 has a lower drag coeffient than the posted by MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) on May 23, 2003 at 07:38 PM
Message	is in the equation with Cd when you calculate drag. The 300zx has a much smaller frontal area than the GS series, but I bet the Vette about if not smaller frontal area than the Z.
Follow Ups	Damn It.. I lost - sharan 18:30:00 05/23/03 the boost controller will make the difference. If that - crck(ca) 18:32:44 05/23/03 Z06 or stock? and at what speed did you start and - ELDIABLO 18:43:06 05/23/03 I'm gonna suspect the Vettes aerodynamics as well at the - Chaaarmndr (NoVA) 19:05:23 05/23/03 I suspect driver skills or car not tuned (n/m) - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 19:08:15 05/23/03 My Lexus GS400 has a lower drag coeffient than the - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 19:38:40 05/23/03 Wow, And I thought the 300zx was pretty ahead of its time (n/m) - Chaaarmndr (NoVA) 19:40:38 05/23/03 The GS400 came out in 98. I know the vette also has - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 19:44:51 05/23/03 Re: Wow, And I thought the 300zx was pretty ahead of its time - Christianv 19:49:32 05/23/03 The C5 vette also also has .29 CF of drag like the - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 19:53:47 05/23/03 Coefficient of drag is not all that matters, frontal area - Chip(GinnMotorsports) 20:30:09 05/23/03 You might be in safety boost, how much boost were - MikeH(Twin GT35BB Incon Z) 18:54:10 05/23/03 what are racing plugs? (n/m) - Wagz 18:58:46 05/23/03 Carbon Fiber tipped. Only works with blinker fluid though. (n/m) - boostle 19:36:06 05/23/03 Don't forget the TT blinker-fluid cooler! (n/m) - Funky (NWZ) 19:40:07 05/23/03 Were you using summer or winter air in your tires? (n/m) - ELDIABLO 19:48:56 05/23/03 Niether, it was the El Nino special air (n/m) - boostle 20:23:44 05/23/03 I think HKS and Greddy call their plugs racing... (n/m) - George(boost-solutions.com) 20:13:06 05/23/03 Sells better when it says "racing".. kind of like Type-R - Zonic_BoomZ 22:13:47 05/23/03 What? I'm stage 3 with a boost controller and I pull... - P Rock(OH) 22:46:25 05/23/03 How much boost? Boost is everything. (n/m) - degradated 02:39:29 05/24/03
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