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To: yarddog

I have a 67 Varo that had the 327 and now has a 350 pumped close to 400HP. I’ve had the Camaro over 100 but it starts to float. A Vette has better aero, but 160 mph isn’t very believable. 125 mph maybe, but drag goes up by the square of speed.


7 posted on 10/21/2016 7:29:08 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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To: DaxtonBrown

Camaro not Varo. I hate my keyboard, and my typing skills suck.


18 posted on 10/21/2016 7:35:15 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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Per some wind tunnel tests, the Cd of a C2 is about 0.43.
24 posted on 10/21/2016 7:49:56 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: DaxtonBrown
A Vette has better aero, but 160 mph isn’t very believable.

They hadn't figured out ground effects yet, those cars looked like they were four wheel drive. Plenty of "suspension travel".

I'll bet it gets pretty "floaty" over 100.

58 posted on 10/21/2016 8:33:33 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs......same thing.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

I’ve had the Camaro over 100 but it starts to float.

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I had a new Z-28 in ‘97. At 120-130 it felt like I’d be going airborne any minute. Very unnerving feeling.


88 posted on 10/21/2016 10:18:36 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

I’ve had the Camaro over 100 but it starts to float.

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I had a new Z-28 in ‘97. At 120-130 it felt like I’d be going airborne any minute. Very unnerving feeling.


89 posted on 10/21/2016 10:19:04 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

He might have confused the tachometer for the speedometer.


93 posted on 10/22/2016 4:07:37 AM PDT by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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