"To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
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RE: "To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
ORIGINAL: Aerorat
[quoteWhen I stated this I said a good wing and traveling down an interstate at 118 mph no it don't do no good, But going a round a cruve that says to so down to 45 and you can go around it at 75 the wing is doing something.
[quoteWhen I stated this I said a good wing and traveling down an interstate at 118 mph no it don't do no good, But going a round a cruve that says to so down to 45 and you can go around it at 75 the wing is doing something.
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RE: "To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
ORIGINAL: Dr_KY
A wing will do nothing for your daily driver period... othr then serve as a place to eat lunch on a summers day.
A wing will do nothing for your daily driver period... othr then serve as a place to eat lunch on a summers day.
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RE: "To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
I think we've hijacked this thread enough and beat the current topic to death.......so to put it eloquently and bluntly.....
Wings/Spoilers DO make a difference for high performance and racing vehicles. This truly depends on the application and style of vehicle, regardless of drivetrain style.
Your average daily driver that you pick up from Bob's Dodge in Newport has no real reason for a wing on the back other then for looks........REGARDLESS of whether they are FWD or RWD......
In a FWD vehicle, a wing is generally only needed for autocross and rally racing......
Wings/Spoilers DO make a difference for high performance and racing vehicles. This truly depends on the application and style of vehicle, regardless of drivetrain style.
Your average daily driver that you pick up from Bob's Dodge in Newport has no real reason for a wing on the back other then for looks........REGARDLESS of whether they are FWD or RWD......
In a FWD vehicle, a wing is generally only needed for autocross and rally racing......
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RE: "To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
ORIGINAL: das2123
I'd bet that a better suspension setup and -2° camber in the front wheels would do more than the "good" wing would.
ORIGINAL: Aerorat
[quoteWhen I stated this I said a good wing and traveling down an interstate at 118 mph no it don't do no good, But going a round a cruve that says to so down to 45 and you can go around it at 75 the wing is doing something.
[quoteWhen I stated this I said a good wing and traveling down an interstate at 118 mph no it don't do no good, But going a round a cruve that says to so down to 45 and you can go around it at 75 the wing is doing something.
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RE: "To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
I'm with DR.
A wing is great if you are in a sprint car but on the street you simply don't need it. If any of you are taking 'sharp turns' , rolling down the freeway at 118,turning corners at 75 mph then you had better be runing from a felony charge or on a closed race track otherwise you know what you are. lol
You do know that there are plenty of cars that take corners at those speeds on a closed track without a wing installed and do just fine without it right.
A wing is great if you are in a sprint car but on the street you simply don't need it. If any of you are taking 'sharp turns' , rolling down the freeway at 118,turning corners at 75 mph then you had better be runing from a felony charge or on a closed race track otherwise you know what you are. lol
You do know that there are plenty of cars that take corners at those speeds on a closed track without a wing installed and do just fine without it right.
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the question was not weather a wing did any good or not on the street vs the track it was does a wing do any good at all. And if not wht does the nascar cf wing create around 10lbs of down force at bistol a short track top speed in a race is 80 to 95.
But besides that so if I have a wing on car to help me on the track I need to take it off to drive on the street. I point I am tring to make here is this at the start of the debate was does a wing make a difference. I will be the first to no it does not at speeds of 10 -30 mph and after that you start getting some as you speed up. It also depends on the angel and cruve of the. When you are drive a long stick you hand out the window make you flat slowly twist your wrist. As you twist your wrist the down force on it will get greater. At 55 and beyond it gets greater. Now just thing a wing going across the rear of the car.
But besides that so if I have a wing on car to help me on the track I need to take it off to drive on the street. I point I am tring to make here is this at the start of the debate was does a wing make a difference. I will be the first to no it does not at speeds of 10 -30 mph and after that you start getting some as you speed up. It also depends on the angel and cruve of the. When you are drive a long stick you hand out the window make you flat slowly twist your wrist. As you twist your wrist the down force on it will get greater. At 55 and beyond it gets greater. Now just thing a wing going across the rear of the car.
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RE: "To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
ORIGINAL: Aerorat
the question was not weather a wing did any good or not on the street vs the track it was does a wing do any good at all. And if not wht does the nascar cf wing create around 10lbs of down force at bistol a short track top speed in a race is 80 to 95.
the question was not weather a wing did any good or not on the street vs the track it was does a wing do any good at all. And if not wht does the nascar cf wing create around 10lbs of down force at bistol a short track top speed in a race is 80 to 95.
Which is on 99.9% of cars that do have wings.
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RE: "To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
Well at the begining of all this didn't Isay a good wing? Oh yes yes I did. Quit leave out the facts I did in fact said a good wing not the flat piece of junk that came on the gen1 neon.
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RE: "To Each His Own" Tired Of This BS
ORIGINAL: Aerorat
A good wing will create down force to help keep the rear end on the road. Some body kits forces air around the instead of letting go under the car and creating lift. Just look at nascar if air gets under the car it turns into a wingless plane and take flight. So body kits and wings are for safty more than anything.
I do agree on this bullcrap ricer junk. Because how can you call anyone in this forum a ricer when the motor is or was some how some way designed from the mitsubishi's (a ricer car) 2.0 & 3.0 motors. So that would make any and everyone that is driving a moper car with a 2.0,2.4,or the 3.0 in it a ricer then right.
A good wing will create down force to help keep the rear end on the road. Some body kits forces air around the instead of letting go under the car and creating lift. Just look at nascar if air gets under the car it turns into a wingless plane and take flight. So body kits and wings are for safty more than anything.
I do agree on this bullcrap ricer junk. Because how can you call anyone in this forum a ricer when the motor is or was some how some way designed from the mitsubishi's (a ricer car) 2.0 & 3.0 motors. So that would make any and everyone that is driving a moper car with a 2.0,2.4,or the 3.0 in it a ricer then right.