Innovate Motorsports on Rice Boy's

[RTz]

I was thumbing through the Innovate manual and near the end I found this 'tid bit'...

 

"Very often one can see small front-wheel-drive cars on the road with huge wings mounted on the

trunk lid. But there’s no corresponding aerodynamic down-force device in the front. Of course, in

the majority of cases the wing is there for the ‘cool factor’ because many race-cars have wings

(birds do too, but birds also have no penis)."

 

[typhoone]

damn, i have a stock wing on my eclipse...does this apply to me? lol

[aziza z]

haha. i like it.

[Austin240Z]

damn, i have a stock wing on my eclipse...does this apply to me? lol

I've seen a few eclipses where there's a double deck wing mounted ON TOP of the factory wing....

[DavyZ]

I was thumbing through the Innovate manual and near the end I found this 'tid bit'...

 

"Very often one can see small front-wheel-drive cars on the road with huge wings mounted on the

trunk lid. But there’s no corresponding aerodynamic down-force device in the front. Of course, in

the majority of cases the wing is there for the ‘cool factor’ because many race-cars have wings

(birds do too, but birds also have no penis)."

 

 

That is truly funny! Factory wings don't usually count because they're smaller and usually have some aero research behind them, such that the wings give slightly better gas mileage and/or downforce in many cases.

 

Davy

[naviathan]

I was thumbing through the Innovate manual and near the end I found this 'tid bit'...

 

"Very often one can see small front-wheel-drive cars on the road with huge wings mounted on the

trunk lid. But there’s no corresponding aerodynamic down-force device in the front. Of course, in

the majority of cases the wing is there for the ‘cool factor’ because many race-cars have wings

(birds do too, but birds also have no penis)."

 

That is awesome!

[silicone boy]

I've told many ricers that, from a downforce and handling standpoint, it makes more sense to put the wing on the front of the car. That would make the rear of the car lighter and able to oversteer more. So far, no one has taken me seriously and relocated their wing.

[hoov100]

so if somebody bought an actuall CF road racing wing and mounted it and set it up right, it would actually work?

[silicone boy]

I'm sure it's never been done, but we could create an oversteering front driver if a giant wing was mounted on the front hood. I'm waiting for a volunteer.

[AK-Z]

well it can help (mounted in the back) if it was heavy enough. just faint it into the corner and have the weight carry the rear end, but would need crap tires in the rear. But the same thing can be done with a 25 lbs sand bag

[Pop N Wood]

Maybe they could try canards?

 

Wouldn't restict visibility that way.

 

Might take pedestrians out at the ankles though.

[MatMan]

...snip...(birds do too, but birds also have no penis)."

 

FUNNY!!!

 

but not exactly true...

http://exn.ca/Stories/1997/02/19/06.asp

[Sparks280zt]

Have you guys seen the videos of the FWD drag cars that have the wings that make the rear wheels come off the groud!? I need to dig those up.

[silicone boy]

I guess I could see it doing that if you put in the wings upside down, creating lift like an airplane wing. Kinda makes a great set of tires pointless if they don't touch the ground though.

[datsunlover]

See.. I always thought the 'wing' term was wrong anyway, as far as a factory unit goes.. The proper name is a 'spoiler' as far as I know, and IS actualy related to aero. testing. It's intention is to re-direct the air flow over the rear for various reasons. Ever wonder why a lot of fwd minivans have them on the roof above the rear hatch? It pushes air down across the window (well, it's ment to) in an attempt to keep it clear/clean. (similar principal as the old Benz's tail lights with all the ridges across them; air flow around them keeps the lens clear and more visible than a flat lense would be)

Sometimes, it would be for downforce though, yes, even in a fwd car. Anyone who has driven a fwd GM cavalier, grand am, lumina, ect, will agree that the arse is light as hell for some reason, and DOES kick out in rain or snow. Obviously there isn't enough air flow at low speeds, so the effect of a spoiler is nill and the back slides out. Higher speeds though, I can see how it would add a measure of stability and keep the rear from 'floating' around. The giant wings seen today though, I just can't take seriously... Oh, good point about the birds lack of a penis..