My first RX-8 build... - Page 3

fc3s.org · 2007-04-12 06:12:49

Man, I'm in love with the Project Mu brake set up.....I can't even begin to describe how awesome this car seems..let alone how well it performs. I can't wait to see more from this car :wiggle: -Cody

04-14-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by StewC625

I like everything but that JC Whitney wing - I can't imagine that wing does anything for you - it's too high up to help with airflow separation from the rear bodywork, and doesn't appear to be substantial enough to help with downforce on the rear of the car (which would be better served by a deck-lid lip spoiler to help cleanly break the airflow off the back of the car, rather than some garish piece of **** on stilts).

With everything else in the car so purposeful, why the hell that stupid wing? That belongs on a sticker-mod Civic not on this work of art.

Not everyone likes the wing, but it's no JC Whitney wing you can be sure. It's made by APR and sets you back about $1300 unlike the ebay wings that go for $100. And it does tons in regards to down force. When we had the same wing in the same configuration on the Falken FD and removed it, we had to go up in tire size 3 sizes to obtain the same grip from the tires. It is a night and day difference. Those rear lip spoilers are more for style than performance. The wings height is due directly to the fact that in sedans, the trunk area is mostly vacuum, so to get to an area of clean air to make the wing work, it must be placed higher in the air to reach that clean air stream. The difference between this wing and a Civic with the wing, is that we need it for downforce at high speeds, and it is putting pressure again the wrong end on a Civic. Have you ever seen the wing on the SpeedSource GT RX-8 cars? You think ours is big...peep theirs! On race cars, to gain downforce you have to run a wing, weather it looks appealing or not. This wing does not apply to any type of street driven vehicle.

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