RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think?
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/23/2007 11:38:24 AM
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D VADER
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I could live with this 500HP V10 Truck with a spoiler!!!
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/23/2007 11:52:01 AM
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See...Those are two examples of spoilers, they create downforce on the rear end for traction. The "spoiler" on the HUMMER should be called something else because it probably doesn't do a thing for downforce.
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/23/2007 12:13:47 PM
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D VADER
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See...Those are two examples of spoilers, they create downforce on the rear end for traction. The "spoiler" on the HUMMER should be called something else because it probably doesn't do a thing for downforce.
SPOILER IS THE CORRECT TERM
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/23/2007 1:00:30 PM
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mkielbas
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Well, I guess I'm a traditionalist - I don't like either one of them...
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/26/2007 8:16:03 AM
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I'd have to say NO!!
Spoilers may look good on a sports car, but not on a truck...
These two just don't go together IMO...
Cheers.
I don't think I totally agree with that. A spoiler on the Dodge Daytona Truck looked pretty good.
My roomate had one of those...its a purely decorational spoiler. He said it about got ripped off more than anything. Plus if you remember that mythbusters episode where they tried to see if putting the tailgate down improved MPG but it turns out it actually hurt it, the wind at the point of the spoiler on the pickup truck is actually moving up or even forward from the pocket of air that spins in the truck bed. So it serves absolutely no purpose even sticking up that high.
As for the proper term..here is what I was always told..
The thing on a race car that pushes it down is a spoiler
The decorational thing on a consumer car that provides no downforce but looks like it should is called a spoiler
The thing on a consumer car that pushes it down is a wing
So that would yes be a spoiler.
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/26/2007 8:09:36 PM
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ORIGINAL: D VADER
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ORIGINAL: mkielbas
I'd have to say NO!!
Spoilers may look good on a sports car, but not on a truck...
These two just don't go together IMO...
Cheers.
I don't think I totally agree with that. A spoiler on the Dodge Daytona Truck looked pretty good.
My roomate had one of those...its a purely decorational spoiler. He said it about got ripped off more than anything. Plus if you remember that mythbusters episode where they tried to see if putting the tailgate down improved MPG but it turns out it actually hurt it, the wind at the point of the spoiler on the pickup truck is actually moving up or even forward from the pocket of air that spins in the truck bed. So it serves absolutely no purpose even sticking up that high.
As for the proper term..here is what I was always told..
The thing on a race car that pushes it down is a spoiler
The decorational thing on a consumer car that provides no downforce but looks like it should is called a spoiler
The thing on a consumer car that pushes it down is a wing
So that would yes be a spoiler.
But it LOOKS COOL!!!!!
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/27/2007 4:05:49 AM
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D VADER
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Actually very few spoiler are functional..specially at legal speeds. It's all about coolness!
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/27/2007 2:29:15 PM
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If your still having second thoughts, here is a picture of one @ $232.50 painted + (shpg)?
http://www.wooddashexperts.com/customer/home.php?cat=5123
As for me, I couldn't reach it to wipe it with the chamois!!!
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RE: H3 Spoiler - What do you think? - 8/28/2007 12:34:13 AM
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If your still having second thoughts, here is a picture of one @ $232.50 painted + (shpg)?
http://www.wooddashexperts.com/customer/home.php?cat=5123
As for me, I couldn't reach it to wipe it with the chamois!!!
Four Words.......FULL SERVICE CAR WASH!!!
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