From Hell
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honestly...
For a car that's main purpose in life is to go fast...I'd lose that rear wing FAST.
Without putting it in a wind tunnel...its FAR more likely to slow the car down than anything else.
For example, on the Civic we tried a SMALL rear wing and the drag made the car 8mph slower on the longest straight...and we're talking the difference between 118 and 126mph...that's a TON on that car.
Factory spoilers are just that..>SPOILERS...they kill lift but don't generate downforce...a "wing" is a drag-producing device that requires subtlties of aerodynamics FAR beyond most (99.9999999%) of people. Once can experiment on race tracks to modify a proven design but I bet that rear stool is costing 3-4mph in the 1/4.
Without putting it in a wind tunnel...its FAR more likely to slow the car down than anything else.
For example, on the Civic we tried a SMALL rear wing and the drag made the car 8mph slower on the longest straight...and we're talking the difference between 118 and 126mph...that's a TON on that car.
Factory spoilers are just that..>SPOILERS...they kill lift but don't generate downforce...a "wing" is a drag-producing device that requires subtlties of aerodynamics FAR beyond most (99.9999999%) of people. Once can experiment on race tracks to modify a proven design but I bet that rear stool is costing 3-4mph in the 1/4.
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