Calculated Industries Hot Rod Calc 8703 User Manual page 33

Road and strip performance calculator
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Enter the estimated Frontal Area value:
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AREA S 19.006944 S F
(Frontal Area)
Next, see Appendix A — Body Style and Drag Coefficients,
for typical body styles and associated drag coefficient values.
The default Drag Coefficient value in the calculator is .35. Using
Appendix A for a "Notchback or Sedan" style body, we will select a
value of .45.
Enter the Drag Coefficient of our 1970 Ford Mustang Notchback:
KEYSTROKES
DISPLAY
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DRAG S 0.45
(Drag Coefficient)
Your disappointing ET was 13.85 at 102.304 MPH, and the vehicle
weight is 3,840 pounds.
Note: A pure head-wind direction is entered as 0°; a pure cross-
wind direction is entered as 90°; a pure tail-wind direction is
entered as 180°.
Head
45°
90°
180°
Tail
At this point, the race car's estimated Drag Coefficient and Frontal
Area entered and stored in memory.
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