gljam

Bit of a question...
How fast does you car have to be travelling before an sti v5 spoiler actually becomes effective and has a benefit to the handling of your car??

Are these speeds actually achievable on a public highway without the risk of losing your licence??

Melina

Isn't it the same for all spoilers? They become effective around 110 km an hour (an engine engineer who spent 17 years with PSA engine research told me that).

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

I think in general its approximately 70mph before you get any aerodynamic downforce.

Tony

Madjay2

aparently they work straight away even before u start the engine, them genuine fake copied ones are the best as they were definitely made with aerodynamics in mind.

gljam

at madjay

Madjay2

they do look nice though, my vague point is that if someone went "aye i got that cus it looks swheet", id say fair enough, i just laugh at people who think they have to explain why they bought so they dont feel that they are Boyracers

StickyMicky

the sti ones are supposed to stop any lifting of the rear at speed

gljam

stickymicky i see the point but honestly how much is the rear of an impreza going to lift up?
I can understand it on say a ferrari, porshe or f1 car but the most you would get from a scoob is say 140-160? and how often do you travel at that speed? (not that you would go that fast in a ferrari of course, what with a 70mph maximum speed limit )

Madjay2

very expensive ***** extention imo

StickyMicky

i would agree that most drivers arent going to do them sort of speeds

remember the audi TT`s that slid about
remember the tiny spoilers that were added as part of a package to make them "safer"

i couldnt see the spoilers just being fitted "to look good"

dij

The spoilers do work very well.
The bigger the wing,the greater the down force.
It doesnt matter which car you put it on,it will give you better handling at high speeds due to the down force.
The shape of the roof generates lift in almost all cars and the only way to counter it is with a spoiler.

However,the size required is debatable.If the cars are not meant to go over 70 mph then a spoiler is pretty much useless.Question is,how often do people break the law and go over 100mph?
IMO ,I think a spoiler is very usefull,and the STi 5/6 spoilers realy do help,considering they can go 160mph.


Ive driven a STi 4 with the mid spoiler and it feels very different from a STi 5 at high speeds.

StickyMicky

personaly, i belive the sti 5/6 spoilers got so big, because the evo spoilers were getting bigger and as we all know the 2 brand names have contantly been trying to out do each other

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

i would have thought that 500 quid was pretty cheap for a ***** extention IMHO

Tony

Gridlock Mikey

I figured that the spoilers got taller to "reach" into the airstream as the air came over the top of the car.
I have been known to talk bollix on occasions though lol
Personally, I got mine cos my dick ain't big enough

Mikey

StickyMicky

possible, i see nobody has yet to comment on the audi tt thoughts

why is that?

T-gro

It's a myth.

The airflow had to be smoothed out because the convertible version was ruining the carefully coiffered barnets of their drivers.

Madjay2

so why do u see so many "track weapon" scooby's without spoilers?

NotoriousREV

I like my STi V spoiler. It looks good.

Are you happy now?