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Peryn · 08-07-2003, 09:16 AM

My guess is, that that spoiler wont make a bit of a difference until somewhere around, 120 mph?

And Basically no spoiler is agressive enough to make a bit of a difference launching from a light. Even the NHRA top fuel drag guys dont make a difference at teh launch, and theirs are huge.

And i can garauntee you that your honda wasn't manufactured requiring a spioler to create enough downforce to keep traction at freeway speeds, or even higher. No manufactorer is going to create a car, especially if they are as popular with the tuner crowd as Honda, and make it prone to lifting and flipping. Plus if it did misteriously have the rear wheel come undone from the road, your power, steering and weight are all in teh front, so it wouldn't be too big of a problem.

Now, if you hadn't claimed it was for performance reasons, that'd be one thing. I could understand a spoiler for other reasons though, and im even considering getting one for the van. They DO help disrupt the airflow over the back of the car. They can disrupt and move the air coming up from the road to further back from the car, and thus road chips and debris doesn't fly back up into the back of the car as easily, and it will help save the body and paint on the back of the car. Thats basically all most spoilers are ever good for.....if that.

08-07-2003, 09:16 AM	#110 (permalink)
Peryn Junkie Location: San Diego, CA.	My guess is, that that spoiler wont make a bit of a difference until somewhere around, 120 mph? And Basically no spoiler is agressive enough to make a bit of a difference launching from a light. Even the NHRA top fuel drag guys dont make a difference at teh launch, and theirs are huge. And i can garauntee you that your honda wasn't manufactured requiring a spioler to create enough downforce to keep traction at freeway speeds, or even higher. No manufactorer is going to create a car, especially if they are as popular with the tuner crowd as Honda, and make it prone to lifting and flipping. Plus if it did misteriously have the rear wheel come undone from the road, your power, steering and weight are all in teh front, so it wouldn't be too big of a problem. Now, if you hadn't claimed it was for performance reasons, that'd be one thing. I could understand a spoiler for other reasons though, and im even considering getting one for the van. They DO help disrupt the airflow over the back of the car. They can disrupt and move the air coming up from the road to further back from the car, and thus road chips and debris doesn't fly back up into the back of the car as easily, and it will help save the body and paint on the back of the car. Thats basically all most spoilers are ever good for.....if that. __________________ Dont cry kid, It's not your fault you suck.