camaro sunroof affect performance?

[Beardface]

Sunroof? Meh, I just decided to take the whole darn thing off and went with the vert.

Best decision I've made in years.

[Spec]

Originally Posted by Chris1SS1LE

No offense, but did miss-state or are you on crack. It will not create downforce like a spoiler, it will create a huge drag aka like a parachute. When closed you will be normal, but open not so good. Try this go 100 mph open your sunroof, does the cars RPM increase trying to maintain 100 mph. If not all is good, but there is no way in HELL that it creates downforce like a splitter or a wicker spoiler.

Also, sir crack baby, I never said it'd produced downforce like a spoiler, splitter or a wicker would... but I guarantee you that it does create some.

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by Red2014SS

That is something I have noticed about some car guys... they will spend hundreds and brag about shaving 8lbs with lightweight wheels, or CF body panels. Then you notice the huge beer gut.

Took out the floor mats and then realized they stepped in gum

[gajagfan]

I am a 300 pound guy......my lack of sunroof is the great equalizer! Happy Easter everyone and have a great weekend!

[Ragnar]

So this kinda turned into a weight topic, well I have to get my butt dyno checked or drive further. Had this in my trunk and had 40 lbs of cat litter on the passenger floorboard. Could not say I really noticed a difference driving around town.

[gajagfan]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

So this kinda turned into a weight topic, well I have to get my butt dyno checked or drive further. Had this in my trunk and had 40 lbs of cat litter on the passenger floorboard. Could not say I really noticed a difference driving around town.

You know I was being sarcastic right?

[Ragnar]

Originally Posted by gajagfan

You know I was being sarcastic right?

Yes, I have seen you on here for a while. I was typing that and didn't see your posts.

[Ir0nM4n]

So if its not the Sunroof could it be the 14 / 15 RS tail lights?

[Chris1SS1LE]

Originally Posted by Spec

Also, sir crack baby, I never said it'd produced downforce like a spoiler, splitter or a wicker would... but I guarantee you that it does create some.

Yes you did and how does it create some.. If it is closed then its doing nothing. If it is open you have an unequal pressure in the cabin to the outside creating turbulence above the vehicle messing up any aero aft of the sunroof. aka parachute.

Its right there in black n white , I think you meant "Drag"

[Ragnar]

Now were finally getting somewhere, my non RS tail light weigh less, that's why they use them on the Z28!

[Chris1SS1LE]

Originally Posted by Ragnar

Now were finally getting somewhere, my non RS tail light weigh less, that's why they use them on the Z28!

They don't need that big piece of aluminum to cool down the big resistors.

[Spec]

Originally Posted by Chris1SS1LE

Yes you did and how does it create some.. If it is closed then its doing nothing. If it is open you have an unequal pressure in the cabin to the outside creating turbulence above the vehicle messing up any aero aft of the sunroof. aka parachute.




Its right there in black n white , I think you meant "Drag"

Perhaps you misunderstand what I mean by open. Just a crack up is open, not open all the way where it would create 'unequal pressure' - yes, it will create 'Drag', but also a bit of 'Downforce', even if in the single digits. And again, I never said it would create the same amount of downforce a spoiler, splitter, or wicker would create. I think what we have here is a failure to communicate. Yes - it will create downforce like a spoiler would, but not the same amount of downforce. Does that make more sense? Its what I meant initially. Here's mine open below (sorry, car is a mess after a week without a wash, lol). Wind rushes over the top, bringing some down force.

[gajagfan]

I knew this would become a thread about tail lights.......they all do! I heard if you have RS tail lights and a sunroof, the only way to stop a car from flipping is to add a catch can.

[Bodywerks]

I have a sunroof in my "track rated" 1LE. Didn't care if it came with one or not but I'm glad it did. As others have posted, it's a must if where you live encourages it(Tucson would be one of those places), and I spend 99% of my time driving spirited in TRAFFIC, not on the track, and it decreases the buffeting sound/feel with the Windows down. I would like to track my car one day, but I doubt my less than impressive track times will be blamed on a "heavy, high CG-causing" sunroof!