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I'm sure I've brought this up before, but isn't that spoiler essentially an air brake at that angle?
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That's always going to be the pay-off with wings/spoilers. The more angle the more effective it is at giving downforce or stability but the more drag it creates.
Any less angle than is shown and the spoiler gives no potential benefit at all.
At speeds under 90mph a wing or spoiler with no angle is largely useless. If you're going to have a wing you might as well get some non-visual use out of it.
Although why you'd want more downforce on the back end of a front wheel drive car is unknown.
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Couldn't figure out if this should go in the Questionable Mods thread... but then, there are a few factors mitigating against that:
The Vortech electric supercharger.
The high-powered battery pack.
The fact that it's actually wearing Advan Neovas... so it's dead serios.
And the fact that it's the first hybrid to compete in the Redline Time Attack... winning the FWD Street Tire Category and setting a benchmark for hybrids at Sebring.
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_arti...-competes-at-sebring-redline-time-attack.aspx
Dig the tail-pipe.
Nice body-kit, subtle.
Dig the charger.
Carbon-fiber batteries... mhmmm...
The Vortech electric supercharger.
The high-powered battery pack.
The fact that it's actually wearing Advan Neovas... so it's dead serios.
And the fact that it's the first hybrid to compete in the Redline Time Attack... winning the FWD Street Tire Category and setting a benchmark for hybrids at Sebring.
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_arti...-competes-at-sebring-redline-time-attack.aspx
Dig the tail-pipe.
Nice body-kit, subtle.
Dig the charger.
Carbon-fiber batteries... mhmmm...
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I guess you missed the fact that a rear spoiler on a fwd car helps with the stability of the car at speed, especially when braking which brings the weight transfer to the front of the car, creating an unstable format with most of the weight in the front of the car because of fwd platform.
And that Celica needs to keep that exhaust tip like it is. Why straighten it when it looks superb with the down turn and not your run of the mill tip.
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I guess you missed the fact that a rear spoiler on a fwd car helps with the stability of the car at speed, especially when braking which brings the weight transfer to the front of the car, creating an unstable format with most of the weight in the front of the car because of fwd platform.
And that Celica needs to keep that exhaust tip like it is. Why straighten it when it looks superb with the down turn and not your run of the mill tip.
Given that it's lowered so far that it'd bottom out if it got within ten feet of a racetrack curb, it needs all the help it can get.
And besides, that high an angle of attack will cause nothing but turbulence and drag. And imbalance. Especially since it's not matched to a front-splitter or even front canards.
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That Civic is too low. It looks like it swallowed its wheels. What size are those wheels, 16s?
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Being a Brit, a front-drive 4cyl is likely to be more up my street then any RWD V8.
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It's the cool thing to do apparently. The cool thing about that car is it's a real Type R in the States, which we never got. The uncool thing is it's been modified, and not in the correct way lol.
Yeah they're probably 16, which really is the right size for the car, and judging they're black and they're on a CTR I have to assume they're Spoon wheels. High offset, not trendy anymore.
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I know, it's a pity. Can't believe for a second it's any better than a standard EK9. Not in handling, not in looks... and the size of the driver has ruined Honda's efforts at making the car lighter...
The Celica that Cano posted on the previous page was lovely, but I do agree with Paulie that I'm a bit retro'd out with all those 70s Japanese coupes. They're all blending together for me now. Not saying I wouldn't like to own one, but it'd be nice to see someone doing something different with one for a change.
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I really like them Dougboy. My only gripe is in the still rear of the Integra. Why isn't the wheel seeing us? Other than that, they are all awesome, specially the interior shots. I really dig the lightning on those. the garage shot of the integra is too sweet.
about the cars, the Integra does it for me. The Civic trys a little too hard.
about the cars, the Integra does it for me. The Civic trys a little too hard.
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Hankook RS2 tires. They've been replaced with a newer model, but they competed in the highest "normal" street tire category the DOT lists, Extreme Performance Summer, a step below R-compound. Tires like the Bridgestone RE01R, Yoko AD07, Kumho XS, Dunlop Star Spec, etc, and wasn't nearly as good in any measurable category while also not being bargain priced. Why anyone would even consider buying them is beyond me.
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Correct. The GT lift backs were only sold in the States from 75 to 77. It is in vastly better shape than mine, of course
The Nissan engine in the bay confused me a touch, but if it works, it works.
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Good eye. I was looking at them for the longest time and thought they were some rare crossbreed between AD07s and AD08s.
Just a note:
Proper angle of attack... plus it's balanced against a splitter.
Hello turbulence!
Big, big, big difference in execution. And that makes all the difference. (well... they're both still too frigging low... but the top car is more believable!)
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I bought two sets and they aren't that bad.
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I didn't know you liked cars. lol.
