cd and frontal area
 

Does anyone have the CD and frontal area of a stock 3rd generation? I know this is specific to the FD but there is much more chance of someone know on this forum.

tks

earl

what...no one knows?

yamaguchi book says drag is .29 for base and .31 for r1

I agree with the .29 and .31 figures....

According to "Race Car Aerodynamics", the frontal area is cited as 1.69 AND 1.79 square meters. I am not sure which figure is more accurate.

Brian

Hey...if we take off the windshield wiper, would that improve the cd ?

Reza

It is strange that the r1 is not quite as slippery as the base. I found a website with the data I was looking for. It calculates hp loss at speed and has data for almost all cars.

check it out: http://www.teknett.com/pwp/drmayf/tbls.htm

The R-1's rear wing is the culprit - it produces lots of DRAG for a Minor increase in downforce. the later (99+) wings produce about the same drag but also much more downforce. :D

That's pretty funny. You might reduce the Cd by a little bit, but it would be so small that you would never notice the difference as a driver.

- Cody

I was considering that to reduce weight...and turbulence over hood and windshield. May improve a little but at reduced safety factory in case spill on track from car in front of you...

And you may get contested at SCCA auto-x? No?