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Old 09-15-2004, 01:40 PM
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Does anybody know the drag coeficient of a ls1 camaro ss? I know it the wrong section , but I thought I would get a better answer here as so many members view this section.
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I seem to recall .34 for the Camaro, and .33 for the T/A.
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PS...that's why it's better to race a firebird at night...they have "airbrakes" heh heh.
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What is drag coeffiecent?
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drag coeficient is the resistance through the air the car makes
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Co-efficiency is measured by the frontal square footage as you look at the front of the car,mostly front bumper-grill,windsheild,bottom tread of front tires,front spoiler,front edge of roof on the car,etc.They take this square footage measurement and then they wind test the car to see how much drag it has it then divided with a certain formula to come up with co-efficiency number.
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Originally Posted by 98_1LE
I seem to recall .34 for the Camaro, and .33 for the T/A.
What are the measuring units of these numbers?
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.34 The WS6 is SLIGHTLY less
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Thats odd I would have figured the birds would be worse with those bigass hood snorkels. I wonder where thedrag is on an SS ?
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Originally Posted by 52172
drag coeficient is the resistance through the air the car makes
That is what I thought.... thanks
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.33 and .34 are about as close as you can get,not much difference at all.




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