Ebay wings (flame suit on)
06-14-2011, 12:29 AM
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Yup, but it's a risk when you're buying a "cheap" product. You might not pay much to get it, but there could be other issues with it. That owner had new uprights put on, added some steel bar stock to strengthen and had no more issues. But it took time and effort to get to that point. And nearly spun his car when it failed. Luckily it was at an autox on a wide open runway, but if it had happened at the track...
Everything's a trade off, and the OP needs to decide whats more important to him. Something that will work right out of the box but has a higher initial cost, or a lower initial cost where he runs the risk of having to do additional work to get things to work properly.
EDIT: Just saw you were the OP and you can make your own uprights. The driver of that car said he would start to notice the effects around 75kph, so the ebay wing did it's job just fine until the related parts let it down.
Everything's a trade off, and the OP needs to decide whats more important to him. Something that will work right out of the box but has a higher initial cost, or a lower initial cost where he runs the risk of having to do additional work to get things to work properly.
EDIT: Just saw you were the OP and you can make your own uprights. The driver of that car said he would start to notice the effects around 75kph, so the ebay wing did it's job just fine until the related parts let it down.
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06-14-2011, 04:46 PM
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I've always wondered whether drift cars really benefit at all from wings... and if they do, if it might be beneficial to design a wing which has endplates that are angled outwards at ~25* - so that when they are sliding sideways at a 20-40* angle, the outer rear corner that is loaded, doesn't have an endplate that is hitting the air like an air brake, instead it's aligned with the airflow.
spoolin - mounts look beffy. Just make sure the mount between the strut and the wing itself is likewise.
spoolin - mounts look beffy. Just make sure the mount between the strut and the wing itself is likewise.
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06-14-2011, 09:25 PM
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Contrary to popular belief a loose car doesn't make for a good drift car. A properly set drift car is set-up to push. This makes a car that is much more stable in a drift and requires more "smoke" to keep sideways. Removal of the rear sway bar is not an uncommon practice.
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06-15-2011, 02:44 AM
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At low speeds - when the wing is doing very little, the wing was on the car, and at higher speeds - when the wing actually did something, you had to take it off. Sounds like it's there for show. Just saying.
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06-15-2011, 12:20 PM
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Nope. They do serve a purpose in drifting. Although they are generally similar setup to a road race car, they do need to be tuned properly.
I suspect that the too much rear grip comment was because the car was too low on power for the entry speeds that they were commiting to.
I suspect that the too much rear grip comment was because the car was too low on power for the entry speeds that they were commiting to.
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10-19-2011, 01:27 AM
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just a thought
wouldnt the supermiata wing benefit from having a gurney flap?
im no aerodynamicist(?) but its my understanding that it would help create more downforce if alll designed correctly.
if it would help why dont they have it?
wouldnt the supermiata wing benefit from having a gurney flap?
im no aerodynamicist(?) but its my understanding that it would help create more downforce if alll designed correctly.
if it would help why dont they have it?
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