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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
OK - so you were intentionally going for downforce, rather than reduced drag. Sorry - I misunderstood!
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Not soley downforce...if it was only downforce that I wanted, there are much more aggresive designs I could have chosen. Like the hatch-mounted wings that were used on 'Group A' racing wagons in the 1980's. Besides, how much downforce do you think I'd get from a 1" high lip?
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Originally Posted by Ernie Rogers
I don't understand making thinks look cool, unless it does cool, sorry.
Ernie Rogers
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Well, I'm not gonna lie to ya'....yes, there is a part of me that wanted to improve the asthetics of the car which is why I made the extra investment in having it painted to match the body color. But, more importantly, I wanted to explore the possibilities of actual function of the rear lip on a two box after seeing them used in many other OE applications.
After all, what do you think the motivation is for auto mfgrs installing rear lip spoilers exclusively on thier high efficiency models? (eg: Honda Civic Hybrid, Volkswagen Jetta TDi)
Just out of curiosity, Ernie...why are the 'side pedestals' of your spoiler so large? Are there lateral stability benefits there?
SL8Brick 
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