Spoiler Question
#1
Spoiler Question
General question: How effective are spoilers on production daily driver cars at normal highway speeds? Do they help or just eye-candy? Any actual research available?
Specific tie-in: On our Monte's, there are a variety of spoilers from surf board to nascar style. If spoilers DO actually work, which is best performance-wise for our cars?
I personally prefer a blade-style or NASCAR style spoiler for any car based on looks.
Possible tangent: Spoilers compared to the big import wings. Are they (wings) effective or just eye-candy? etc...
Specific tie-in: On our Monte's, there are a variety of spoilers from surf board to nascar style. If spoilers DO actually work, which is best performance-wise for our cars?
I personally prefer a blade-style or NASCAR style spoiler for any car based on looks.
Possible tangent: Spoilers compared to the big import wings. Are they (wings) effective or just eye-candy? etc...
#4
Your normal, average person's daily driver -- just eye candy. Especially our Montes.
When you start getting into the high end cars, like a Porsche, they're functional. But only when you get up to speed.
When you start getting into the high end cars, like a Porsche, they're functional. But only when you get up to speed.
#5
Don't listen to these guys! Everyone knows the stock Surf Board spoiler is best on our cars thats why GM put it there in the first place.
J/k Just trying to drum up support and Love for the Surf Board...lol
Joe
J/k Just trying to drum up support and Love for the Surf Board...lol
Joe
#6
I should edit my original post to mention that the surfboard actually HINDERS performance at highway speeds. The air can't go around it smoothly in the back so it adds a little back pull harming the aerodynamics
I noticed in my switch to the 2006 spoiler, my car magically doesn't move as much do to wind on a highway. Also it just seems to be faster!
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*note, all of this information more or less is sarcastic and not true*
I noticed in my switch to the 2006 spoiler, my car magically doesn't move as much do to wind on a highway. Also it just seems to be faster!
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*note, all of this information more or less is sarcastic and not true*
#9
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mentor, Ohio
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The surfboard by and far is BETTER then NO spoiler.
I am hoping to SOON change to a '06-'07 like Chibi did. No matter the year, I think the vertical spoiler is better looking.
I am hoping to SOON change to a '06-'07 like Chibi did. No matter the year, I think the vertical spoiler is better looking.
#10
Lol