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Old 07-21-2010, 09:12 AM
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Unless that thing is tied into some major structural component of the car, if it produces any significant braking force, it'd bend whatever it's attached to.
 
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Old 07-21-2010, 05:37 PM
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What does this have to do with a G? This thread will probably get moved to the Lounge, Other Cars.

The fact it activates when ever you touch the brakes seems like overkill to me. Might be a cooler idea if it only came up when you hit the brakes going over a certain MPH.
lol imagine that in traffic
 
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Old 07-21-2010, 06:11 PM
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I really don't think the aerodynamics of that make any sense.
 
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dumb!!! failure
 
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Old 07-21-2010, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by dukehotty
One of my cars has one of these that is actually functional. It is much more complicated than this one but it is responsible for about 60% of my Veyron's braking capacity.

can you send me a couple pics of your car, ive never seen 24 inch volks, actually anything larger than 20 by volk. Maybe a pic of the bugatti, welcome to the forum
 
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Old 07-21-2010, 10:36 PM
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can you send me a couple pics of your car, ive never seen 24 inch volks, actually anything larger than 20 by volk. Maybe a pic of the bugatti, welcome to the forum
You can see a full layout of my custom G35 on donkmagazineonline.com/dukehottypimp my custom Veyron can be seen at www.yurmamashouse.org
 
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Old 07-21-2010, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by in2win
If anything, wont this cause lift, similar to how the flaps work on a plane?
From an AE major, aerospace engineer, no that will not cause any lift. It will slow provide minimal drag, but its a real cool thought/idea just poorly executed.

Originally Posted by thescreensavers
Lol that is not doing anything, Look at the Bugatti's or the Mclarens they go up to the roof line.
The reason those spoiler go up to the roof line is because they provide down force over the rear tires. This increases the traction, thus increasing acceleration.
 
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Old 07-21-2010, 11:48 PM
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isnt going to work at low speeds, i can see it making a slight difference from 150-0 but not 60-0
 
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Originally Posted by dukehotty
You can see a full layout of my custom G35 on donkmagazineonline.com/dukehottypimp my custom Veyron can be seen at www.yurmamashouse.org
hahahahaha
 
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Old 07-22-2010, 08:32 AM
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I'd love to see this spoiler in action in January, where my car might have a 1/4" of ice on it at any given time.

I hope this doesn't catch on. I'm still sick of the fender port trend. "Ohh, your Ford Tempo is a V8 AND a Buick?"
 
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