View Poll Results: Do you prefer the look of an RX-8 with or without a spoiler?
No spoiler, please!
62
27.80%
Definitely WITH a spoiler...
135
60.54%
I don't give a fuck.
26
11.66%
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Poll: Spoiler vs. No Spoiler
01-11-2007, 04:06 PM
#52
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I think the spoiler definitely adds sportiness. I like the stock spoiler quite a bit. The MS spoiler is much on the aggressive side--it has to be paired with the MS kit or some other more aggressive kit.
I need to add a spoiler and I am debating whether to go OEM or add the euro-style lip.
I need to add a spoiler and I am debating whether to go OEM or add the euro-style lip.
01-11-2007, 04:16 PM
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I voted for spoilers since I LOVE my Mazdaspeed Wing.
01-11-2007, 11:18 PM
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Not sure if it aids performance but spoiler seems to help in high wind areas and when there are cross winds on bridges.
Factory spoiler looks good
Home builts are sometimes startling
Factory spoiler looks good
Home builts are sometimes startling
01-12-2007, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveCM203
Is that the book that came out with the first 8's that tells the story behind the rotory and the process of producing the 8?
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01-12-2007, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheep
Yes, that's the one.Sheep
That Acura owner must be related the the Wright brothers (Orville, and Wilbur).
01-12-2007, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheep
Yes, a stock Rx8 has a drag coefficient of 0.31, and with the official non-ms wing, it drops to 0.3. His info is from the official Rx-8 book, and I do not have the numbers for the MS wing.
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01-12-2007, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dmc27
So it's settled. The lip spoiler is the only one that is both attractive & effective.
woooo hoooo!!!
woooo hoooo!!!
01-12-2007, 05:57 PM
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O.K. So I have to get a lip spoiler. That is the one I like the looks of best anyway. Just gotta find one that is not CF, and comes in Velocity Red Mica.
01-14-2007, 01:52 AM
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I don't like the stock spoiler, I think it ruins the lines of the car when you look at it from the side. The MS spoiler looks a little better installed on the car, but only because it looks separate from the car, which is kind of a mixed bag as far as aesthetics go.
The only one I really like is the lip spoiler, but of course that's not an option in the US.
The only one I really like is the lip spoiler, but of course that's not an option in the US.
01-14-2007, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Astral
European OEM lip spoiler is the one that's discussed by the book (that causes a drag coefficient drop). The OEM non-MS wing as equipped in the USA probably does not have that effect.
Either way, 0.31 is still a good number. By contrest, the Ferrari 599 has a drag coefficient of around 0.345-ish, and the stock Nissan 350Z is 0.30.
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01-15-2007, 05:59 AM
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Well said, StewC625. Since every damn jellybean compact out there now seems to come with a useless spoiler it just makes the Rx-8 look more like all the other cars out there. I think "spoiler" is an appropriate name for the thing. I don't want one on my car unless it can be shown to make a substantial positive difference at street-legal speeds. And the huge-*** wings on street cars? Stupidest thing I've seen on any car, not just the 8.