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 Vimto
Male, 40-49, Europe
 1991 Posts
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Monday, November 12, 2012 8:20:35 AM
I have a spoiler on the back of my car.
It says 'Bruce Willis was a ghost all along." |
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 Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9554 Posts
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Saturday, November 10, 2012 10:47:16 AM
But even if it is 125 lbs at 70mph, the effect still wouldn't matter in road driving. It would give you something useful if you were cornering on dirt at 70mph in a rally stage, but not in a straight line on a good quality road. |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9554 Posts
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Saturday, November 10, 2012 10:38:00 AM
At 70mph, that particular car, a Subaru Impreza, produces 125lbs of down force due to that wing.
At 120 mph, it's nearly 300lbs!
Do you have any references to tests showing that? Sport Auto magazine put a variety of cars in a wind tunnel at 125mph and the WRX STI they tested generated 25 lbs of downforce at the rear. |
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 auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 11:47:54 PM
"You're not going to get much at legal road speeds."
This is absolutely true Angillion. At 70mph, that particular car, a Subaru Impreza, produces 125lbs of down force due to that wing.
At 120 mph, it's nearly 300lbs! |
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Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9554 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 10:41:40 PM
im all for not having needless spoilers on cars, but when every single professional rally car has a spoiler similar to that it might just actually do something...
A correctly shaped spoiler will do something...if you're going fast enough.
Well, actually any spoiler will do something - reduce the performance of the car by increasing drag. It's just that a correctly shaped one will also push the back of the car down, increasing rear wheel grip. The degree of downforce strongly depends on the speed, though. You're not going to get much at legal road speeds. |
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 skypirate
Male, 18-29, Western US
1786 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 7:44:18 PM
im all for not having needless spoilers on cars, but when every single professional rally car has a spoiler similar to that it might just actually do something... |
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 ferdyfred
Male, 40-49, Europe
5554 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 3:43:39 PM
want spoilers?
silly spoilers |
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TheGuySmiley
Male, 18-29, Canada
1187 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 1:32:14 PM
it all makes sense now |
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auburnjunky
Male, 30-39, Southern US
8695 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 12:13:23 PM
What's funny, is the spoiler on THAT car is actually functional.
THIS one, is not.
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 McGovern1981
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
10254 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 12:09:18 PM
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 fancylad
Male, 30-39, Western US
2512 Posts
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Friday, November 09, 2012 11:57:14 AM
Link: You Know Those Spoilers On The Back Of Cars [Pic] [Rate Link] - They were never about better driving performance... |
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