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My new aftermarket spoiler, is it too much?
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:44 am
by joatmon
Put on my new spoiler, Usually I think spoilers this big are definite signs of rice, but I'm not sure about this one. Is it too much?
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Re: My new aftermarket spoiler, is it too much? (joatmon)
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:58 am
by russ257
that should add 40 hp
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 10:37 am
by Jahntassa
Gotta turn it sideways..make sure it scoops IN the air..that'll definitely add HP
Re: (Jahntassa)
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:10 am
by Mavrik
you should see a huge HP gain if you turn that sideways.
Re: (Mavrik)
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:28 am
by MadBill
It's always thought provoking to launch a new concept, but I really can't see this one staying afloat; canu?
Re: My new aftermarket spoiler, is it too much? (joatmon)
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:25 pm
by kostby
LOL!Yup. You spoiled it all right. Maybe an aluminum 'wing' would look better on the Satellite color!
Re: (MadBill)
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:57 pm
by Mavrik
Well if he ever ends up in peterborough, just needs to bring some paddles...
Re: (Mavrik)
Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:00 pm
by Triton
You just need to turn it sideways. But it's not tall enough to be rice.
Re: (MadBill)
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:14 am
by joatmon
Turns out that the aerodynamics of this particular model are not performance enhancing. In over 50K miles, I've averaged 36 mpg. The couple hundred mile trip with the new spoiler I got 27 mpg. Cost me 25%. Could really feel the extra drag too, acceleration at highway speeds was pretty meager.Maybe it would help if I tilted the front down more. Find out Saturday when I have to drive back to reality.
Re: (joatmon)
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 10:44 am
by redlava
Or you can find a river, flip your car over and sail it home. That should save you a lot of gas.But as far as the spoiler goes, put some carbon fiber canards and some chrome accents on it and you should be good to go.
Re: (redlava)
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:45 am
by ShotInTheDark
not enough stickers deffinete loss of hp.