I just want to know the Cd for a civic hatch. i know its not going to be anything

amazing im just curious as to how it sdands compaired to some other model

hondas. I have searched and found no information reguarding an Eg hatch, only

DC2,DC2R,DA... any one know POST IT UP

 

Well the ep3's are like .31 or .32 I would assume an eg is similar.

 

thanks for the input, bump for more info

 

Sorry what is that?

 

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This is a number that is a measure of an automobile’s resistance to the air it passes through, with lower numbers meaning the car has greater aerodynamic properties. It is one factor that influences the smoothness of ride and better fuel economy.

drag coefficient: the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body

 

I think the COD for a civic is 0.36

 

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ouch

cough-build an insight-cough

 

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i am not trying to break your ***** or anything but what did you mean by that qoute.

if the c of d is .36, thats not "nothing"

 

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i am not trying to break your ***** or anything but what did you mean by that qoute.

if the c of d is .36, thats not "nothing"
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the sentence was not done. it says "it will not be anything AMAZING" meaning i knew it was not going to be like .29

 

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if the c of d is .36, thats not "nothing"</TD></TR></TABLE>

Probably that its not going to be anything jaw-dropping/amazing.

 

According to THIS LINK..THIS..

hybrid has a cd of 0.28 (which is less than a Lamborghini )


according to THIS LINK...a 1996 HONDA CIVIC DX HATCHBACK has a cd of .32 which is eqivalent to a Lamborghini

I cant find the cd for a 92-95 but it cant be much different. and its definatly low enough to hit 200mph with under 400hp if you had the right gearing.

 

so what is the cod for a dc2?

 

I remember Art told me it was less than a civic...

 

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I'm sure it is.

 

When comparing an economy car to an exotic sports car, keep in mind the difference in frontal area. An enzo is what, twice as wide as a civic? lol

 

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6.7 ft wide, 3.8 ft tall

 

there are other posts p with that info just do i quick seach, i think its something like 0.32 to 0.34

 

Tony- I never understood how frontal width affects drag.

 

I really don't know a whole lot about it, but it's about surface area as far as i know.

 

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Its part of the equation for computing the Drag Coefficient.

Looking at the equation, you have force created by the drag of the vehicle divided by pressure created when all the air moving towards the vehicle is brought to rest, derived from Bernoulli's equation. Take air far away as having a velocity equal to that of the vehicle, with the vehicles velocity equal to 0 because it is the reference point. Then the term on the bottom of the drag coefficient equation is equal to the pressure created times the area perpendicular to the direction of movement. This is equal to the area when looking at the car from the front. So the drag coefficient is the ratio of actual force created by stagnation pressure divided by the theoretical force that would be created for the given cross-sectional area.

 

I don't think the EG model hatches are that greatr compared to a Scion xB. Those things are built for wind tunnels

if you're doing a thread like this, you might as well try to get some numbers for as many hondas aas you can and make a thread for future people to reference from

a nice list would be:
all EF models
all EG models
all EK models
all DA models
all DC models

maybe some prelude and accord models as well

 

Uhh, yeah, what Dave said. lol

 

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Its part of the equation for computing the Drag Coefficient.

Looking at the equation, you have force created by the drag of the vehicle divided by pressure created when all the air moving towards the vehicle is brought to rest, derived from Bernoulli's equation. Take air far away as having a velocity equal to that of the vehicle, with the vehicles velocity equal to 0 because it is the reference point. Then the term on the bottom of the drag coefficient equation is equal to the pressure created times the area perpendicular to the direction of movement. This is equal to the area when looking at the car from the front. So the drag coefficient is the ratio of actual force created by stagnation pressure divided by the theoretical force that would be created for the given cross-sectional area.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you ever seen "Old School" when will ferrell is at the debate and pulls this crazy *** answer out of his *** that is basically all right, well i don't know if that is all correct but.... --- ding ding ding ding ding ding ding

 

Dude, i just watched that movie again last night! lol

 

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