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Originally Posted by Andrew Hill
The Corvette is significantly better aerodynamically as the frontal area on the Corvette is much smaller. Here's some info that I found a while back for 4th gen Camaro/Firebirds/C5 Corvettes:
1993-2002 Camaro/Firebird: Cd = 0.34, A = 22.0, CdA = 7.48
C5 Corvette: Cd = 0.29, A = 21.3, CdA = 6.18 (note the Z06 is higher)
A C5 is actually better than a Cobalt, and a third gen is actually better than a 4th gen. Obviously this is at stock ride height with stock wheels/tires, etc, so it would change some for a drag car. That being said, if you do the math, it's only a few hundredths difference.
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And this is the reason for my post! These engines in all combos SHOULD be rated the same! Even in the GTO's! At say 130 mph on the big end at best should only be a couple hundreds between them! Andrew can you find any info on say your combo and the 1st gen Camaro and the 70 Corvette to compare the drag coefficient to these cars discussed here?