Appearance Talk about your Accord's interior and exterior mods here.

Why big aluminum spoilers?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 02-29-2008, 12:37 AM
89dxlame's Avatar
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 33
Default Why big aluminum spoilers?

why? i never understood, why do people put big ugly aluminum "race" spoilers you can pick up from autozone on their Front wheel drive car. its neither practical nor good looking. the last bit being opinionated, but you cannot argue practicle. the downforce a real spoiler like that would produce would only be neccesary at high speeds(150+) on a rear or AWD car. maybe with a huge front lip and rear difuser the spoiler might be useful, but no honda can go that fast so i doesnt matter
 
  #2  
Old 02-29-2008, 12:39 AM
live2rice's Avatar
Super Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Alaska
Posts: 8,725
Default RE: Why big aluminum spoilers?

cause it was in the fast and the furious yo.................and people are just stupid
 
  #3  
Old 02-29-2008, 10:11 PM
89dxlame's Avatar
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 33
Default RE: Why big aluminum spoilers?

im glad you agree
 
  #4  
Old 03-07-2008, 01:40 AM
bottlerocket
Unregistered
Posts: n/a
Default RE: Why big aluminum spoilers?

It depends on what the application is. Contrary to what most thing, you DONT have to be going 150mph+ to make one useful. You do, however, need to be going quite fast. Faster than you'd corner on any public roads. I used to race NASA American Iron and my fox body had an adjustable rear wing and front spoiler. It did make quite a difference when going around a long sweeper at 70ish. But in the case for the kid with the Civic DX and the wing thats higher than the roof... no, thats just nasty.
 
  #5  
Old 03-07-2008, 11:34 AM
gomarlins3's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Idaho
Posts: 518
Default RE: Why big aluminum spoilers?

It gives them somewhere to put their lunch when they are on a picnic.

It's something to push on when they are going up and down the shopping lanes.

iT's dOpE yO!!
 
  #6  
Old 03-07-2008, 01:52 PM
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location:
Posts: 368
Default RE: Why big aluminum spoilers?

its also something that they can fly to anywhere they want. no more plan tickets they have there honda. honda airlines..
 
  #7  
Old 03-07-2008, 02:11 PM
00AccordLX5spd's Avatar
Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Brandon, MS
Posts: 4,322
Default RE: Why big aluminum spoilers?

[sm=lockeddance.gif][sm=lockeddance.gif][sm=lockeddance.gif][sm=lockeddance.gif]
If you had searched this forum at all, you would have seen that the vast majority of members here are opposed to spoilers. The ones that may like them know they are only for looks, and serve no function.
Stop wasting our space on this forum.

I hope a mod bans you soon
 
  #8  
Old 03-07-2008, 02:19 PM
Velocifero's Avatar
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Arlington, VA
Posts: 636
Default RE: Why big aluminum spoilers?

Bottomline, spoilers are designed to create rear downforce to give more grip on a RWD car. Needless to say this is useless on our FWD cars. Cars have them as a dealer option for asthetics. I prefer my sleek trunk lip.
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
PCHonda
Appearance
6
12-13-2007 08:26 PM
jmol
Appearance
4
09-29-2007 06:54 PM
Cody Is Cool
General Tech Help
6
04-13-2007 11:35 AM
cheeno
Appearance
3
03-18-2007 01:20 AM



Quick Reply: Why big aluminum spoilers?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:30 PM.