ALUMINUM Spoiler Poll.

[PantherRacer]

FWD's are quite quick on the drag strip, check the NHRA, heck even over here. Mini's are FWD also, lest you forget, and you cannot deny thay they are certifiably kick-***

All drivetrain layouts have their drawbacks.

Torque steer-massive oversteer-decreased high-speed performance, you name it.

The engine and transmission give you traction in the front. so does the weight of the car and driver etc. you can also put on a (properly designed) aero kit or diffuser.

Just like you need a front diffuser or similar device on a rwd car to keep the front down, you need some sort of wing or way to keep the rear end of the car on the ground.

Think of a dog with one of those wheelchair thingys.now picture that i t runs so fast the rear wheels come off of the ground. what happens? Exactly.

Hey.....come to think of it....is there such a thing as a rear engined, front wheel drive car?????????

[97ka-t]

Well, I didn't plan for this to turn into a discussion about the function of rear spoilers, but I think this actually is pretty useful information for some people, whether they're deciding to buy an aftermarket spoiler to replace an OEM one, or an OEM one to replace an aftermarket, or just going without a spoiler, it seems like this should help people out, even if there is a little bit of controversy over the functionality of aluminum spoilers that you can get off eBay for $20

[grimple1]

good sweet baby jesus. that's hideous.

[streetracer]

I would put that wing on my 240. But i guess the only reason is i kinda like the rice look. I am going to put a 52 in wing on my 240 in about 3 to 4 weeks soon as I get it in.

I took off the old factory one and it did not look to bad had no rust holes in the hatch just the spoiler was rusted really bad.

[NIGHTfall_240sx]

I am a bit of a riceboy at heart..

this will come back to haunt you joe

i think its sig material

[ddgsxr504]

Pesonally the only thing I think those wings look good on is a drift car and there they aren't really doing much good either. Some cars look ok with a bench park wing but very few, the problem is most of them are all about the same width of 52". Short ones that don't stick 2 feet above the roof look ok sometimes but not on an S13 IMO! It was prviously stated before that you don't have to go over 100mph to induce down force on the rear end but it was also said that the size of the wing is a key too! Some cars that have spoilers actually have a reason for coming with one. Although not all wings produce noticable/usable downforce they do reduce the drag co-effcient of a car while it is in motion which helps streamiline the car and produce better gas mileage. The stock wing on an S14 reduces drag co-efficiency by 12%. Now while that won't put smaller laptimes on your 1/4 mile slip it will lighten your wallet at the pump.

[fatboy]

if rock it if it were functional

[240TweakerNewbee]

no, the only car a spoiler like doesnt look out of place on, is a formula car or something exotic like a McLaren-F1.

[anyotherone]

I would have to go with the general opinion that rear wings tend to suck...

I would like nothing better than to get rid of my SE spoiler, and I intend to do so... it's on my modification "to-do list".

[babowc]

it is gay.. however, at least he centered it right.. :meaning~ centered correctly:haha its still gay..


Modified by babowc at 9:04 PM 9/1/2005

[97ka-t]

Did he really center it to the right, it's pretty hard to tell in my opinion. BTW, I'm back from the mountains of NC- just heard about New Orleans

[240DRFT]

if rock it if it were functional

i would consider it if i was into actual racing where i needed the extra downforce. but even then id get a detachable one so i could take it off when not at the track

[babowc]

the muffler is right about to fall off..tell him to fix that before it falls off and gives him a headache

that wing is just like type x wing.. what good does it do on a stock 240sx?, NONE! (i think?)

[slyde]

me personally...... i think they look good on a fully decked (show) out car. now on a completely stock looking car? hmmmmm maybe not. i think the only time it bothers me is when a spoiler is the nicest/newest thing on the car (basically if the car is a junk pile, no matter what type). whatever. either way its not my car. everyone has different likes/dislikes.

[nismodave]

Wings are as gay as AIDS.

[maik21]

i like the aluminium spoilers... but i think its beautiful if its short.... but the function of the spoiler will be worse. well... i dont think its good idea to install something unnuseful in my car!!! the oem its good!!