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Loosing weight..., more effective on our cars than others?

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Old 05-13-2003, 06:37 AM
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Originally posted by cdelena


You are right, aerodynamic drag does make a very big difference. With a car like the S2000 which is not slippery about 50% of the power is needed just to overcome the air at a paltry 45 mph. Track speeds which commonly average over 70 mph may favor aero improvements more than weight loss.
Agreed, but I was referring to the lack of hp. I did say all other things being equal.
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