Want a Top Secret style hood for your SC?
12-17-13, 12:03 PM
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12-19-13, 06:29 PM
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If ya don't mind me asking; have you guys taken the drag-coeffecient (cd) into account, when designing this hood?
Sorry to be a nerd, but ... It matters.
The Soarer/SC300 has a drag-coefficient of .30 with a spoiler (OEM), and .31 without.
Back in the 90's that was great; that was really aerodynamic for a mere production car; however that was then, whereas today cars like the GT-R (even with it's boxy body-style) produce numbers like .26 ...
So what Im wondering is, what if this hood increases the cd, and in-fact slows us down overall?
Any idea?
I like it; it's cool. I just don't want a part that's an aesthetic enhancement-only; I need function.
Even if it functions as far as "cooling" in the engine bay, I don't want it to be a hinderance to acceleration.
Sorry to be a nerd, but ... It matters.
The Soarer/SC300 has a drag-coefficient of .30 with a spoiler (OEM), and .31 without.
Back in the 90's that was great; that was really aerodynamic for a mere production car; however that was then, whereas today cars like the GT-R (even with it's boxy body-style) produce numbers like .26 ...
So what Im wondering is, what if this hood increases the cd, and in-fact slows us down overall?
Any idea?
I like it; it's cool. I just don't want a part that's an aesthetic enhancement-only; I need function.
Even if it functions as far as "cooling" in the engine bay, I don't want it to be a hinderance to acceleration.
12-20-13, 09:50 AM
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even if this hood makes the car slide though air i doubt you would buy the hood.... who cares how much a hood decreases your aerodynamics if at all? seriously guy.
this hood plus your wing. make you go from point a to point b, .000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 seconds faster! yay!
jk of course
this hood plus your wing. make you go from point a to point b, .000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 seconds faster! yay!
jk of course
Last edited by iridebmx; 12-20-13 at 01:29 PM.
12-20-13, 11:29 AM
#358
If ya don't mind me asking; have you guys taken the drag-coeffecient (cd) into account, when designing this hood?
Sorry to be a nerd, but ... It matters.
The Soarer/SC300 has a drag-coefficient of .30 with a spoiler (OEM), and .31 without.
Back in the 90's that was great; that was really aerodynamic for a mere production car; however that was then, whereas today cars like the GT-R (even with it's boxy body-style) produce numbers like .26 ...
So what Im wondering is, what if this hood increases the cd, and in-fact slows us down overall?
Any idea?
I like it; it's cool. I just don't want a part that's an aesthetic enhancement-only; I need function.
Even if it functions as far as "cooling" in the engine bay, I don't want it to be a hinderance to acceleration.
Sorry to be a nerd, but ... It matters.
The Soarer/SC300 has a drag-coefficient of .30 with a spoiler (OEM), and .31 without.
Back in the 90's that was great; that was really aerodynamic for a mere production car; however that was then, whereas today cars like the GT-R (even with it's boxy body-style) produce numbers like .26 ...
So what Im wondering is, what if this hood increases the cd, and in-fact slows us down overall?
Any idea?
I like it; it's cool. I just don't want a part that's an aesthetic enhancement-only; I need function.
Even if it functions as far as "cooling" in the engine bay, I don't want it to be a hinderance to acceleration.
To answer your question, no , we have not taken Cd into consideration.
