Nose cone vs Shielded docking port

[splashboom]

So I replaced the nose cone on my orbital plane with a shielded docking port, and to my surprise I could not get it to optimal speed anymore. Looking at the drag for the two parts:

- Nose cone: 0.10

-Shielded docking port: 0.25

Given that this is the tip of the craft, it probably makes a big difference. Why would these numbers be so different? If I look at the shape of the two they are almost interchangeable, and I doubt there is an obstacle to making the shield smooth as a surface ..

Anyway, is there a place I can edit the drag of the shielded docking port to fit my notions?

[Axelord FTW]

If you're on steam, \Steam\steamapps\common\Kerbal Space Program\GameData\Squad\Parts\Utility\dockingPortShielded is the filepath to dockingPortShielded.cfg

Indeed, the cfg file tells us:
dragModelType = default
maximum_drag = 0.25
minimum_drag = 0.25
angularDrag = 0.5

You can play around with those values. Probably changing the minimum drag value to 0.1 would give you what you want (or make a patch, if you're worried about steam reverting your changes or something). Personally I'd tell you to ditch all that nonsense and install Ferram Aerospace Research, but that's up to you.

Edited December 30, 2021 by Axelord FTW