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I have to disagree with it again. They get things confused, and then print it as fact. They mix 'wind tunnel preformance' with Cd., they are two different forms of measurement. The Coefficient of drag is based only on the frontal area of the vehicle with a constant to account for the type of vehicle, bike, car, truck etc. This a straight forward mathematical calulation. It does not include anything else like under trays, smooth shape or the rear end, Wind tunnel measurements are carried out with the vehicle, suspended in a air flow, the air drag on it, is then measured. This measurement is effected by the shape, smoothness, rear end, etc, of the vehicle. I went out and looked at my front undertray, it does end at the front of the sump, the same as yours. If there is a difference in the Cd of the two models, I think it would be due to the folding side mirrors that they have, as this would affect the Cd. Harvey.
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The drag coefficient is total drag divided by the area of the vehicle, air density and some degree of velocity. The total drag is an experimentally measured value and it does depend on the vehicle shape, amount of turbulence caused etc etc. Just for "drag coefficient", the very first link that comes has the formula: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/dragco.html |
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Harvey.
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Not only does the belly pan help with cooling (by forcing all frontal intake air through the radiator, it also protects the lower (plastic) radiator tank, hoses, oil filter and such from damage by road debris. dcb |
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Blue Thunder, you're lucky that only your plastic shield was damaged...I knew several people in College who now have a DUI/DWI on their criminal record. I also know one guy who's now behind bars for killing my friend's girlfriend when he t-boned her one night driving back from then bars. -Chike
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You guys are right. Sorry to make light of a painful issue for so many people. I usually wait till the affects have gone away before driving. I wasn't weaving in the road but was definitely impaired. I drink very little. I go for months at times without having anything to drink. I understand the need to speak up about it. Again, my apologies for the bad humour and example. Thanks for all the honest help I have gotten here.
Mike
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Hummmm--mine was pretty darn long last time I checked too. Unfortunately it was some months ago that I checked.
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Sorry for the O/T but I sent you a pm bluethunder, just letting ya know in case you didnt. No rush.Thanks in advance
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