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Hi All.
Today I put the car together, bonnet on, doors on dash in, seats in, no glass or loom in but it now looks like a TVR and not a pile of bits, Door cards stripped ready for upholstery, I found some courtesy lights which I have fitted and are going to keep.
Was thinking today about fitting a rear spoiler but not sure if it would look right, has anybody put one on or thought about it.
Alan
Today I put the car together, bonnet on, doors on dash in, seats in, no glass or loom in but it now looks like a TVR and not a pile of bits, Door cards stripped ready for upholstery, I found some courtesy lights which I have fitted and are going to keep.
Was thinking today about fitting a rear spoiler but not sure if it would look right, has anybody put one on or thought about it.
Alan
Right thinking about the aerodynamics here rather than the looks do you want a spoiler or a wing? I don't want to teach anybody to suck eggs but they aren't the same.
A spoiler simply trips the laminar air (if it is) to turbulent flow at the back of a car as this reduces drag on some cars as the air doesn't try and stay attached down the back of the car as for as long as it can. Depending on the shape having attached flow can produce more drag than detached turbulent flow.
The S doesn't need a spoiler as it has a small lip built into the boot and a sheer back so there is no way it is staying attached.
A wing on the other hand gives you downforce (and drag) so gives you more rear grip at high speed. The S could definitely use one of these but your talking about 80-90mph and up not legal back road speeds.
From a looks point of view I think the back looks good without a spoiler and a wing only suits it if the car has some other mods to make it look a little more like a racing car like that 500bhp hill climbing monster.
I'll go climb back in my geek hole now
A spoiler simply trips the laminar air (if it is) to turbulent flow at the back of a car as this reduces drag on some cars as the air doesn't try and stay attached down the back of the car as for as long as it can. Depending on the shape having attached flow can produce more drag than detached turbulent flow.
The S doesn't need a spoiler as it has a small lip built into the boot and a sheer back so there is no way it is staying attached.
A wing on the other hand gives you downforce (and drag) so gives you more rear grip at high speed. The S could definitely use one of these but your talking about 80-90mph and up not legal back road speeds.
From a looks point of view I think the back looks good without a spoiler and a wing only suits it if the car has some other mods to make it look a little more like a racing car like that 500bhp hill climbing monster.
I'll go climb back in my geek hole now
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