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jeffchilcott

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 2:44 PM / IP Logged

No I am not asking I am venting...I had someone tell me again they wanted a wing for thier import...grrrrrr...I know that I have the factory wing on my civic because its a factory piece, But if you drive a 1986 toyota corolla you dont need a wing! It looks retarted! and you will never go over 160-200MPH to actually ever have to put that to use..

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 5:14 PM / IP Logged

Actually any type of spoiler in the rear of a FWD car is pointless. your forcing the rear down and the front up- giving front less traction...if you go fast enough.

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 6:24 PM / IP Logged

what's even better is very few street cars go fast enough for most wings to do much (from memory the reports I've read say over 150 mph before truly effective) the ones that work are like on the nascar cars, and that's only if done with the rest of the body in mind too

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 6:32 PM / IP Logged

I have a wing on my 96 stratus....i also have 24" spinners Do I need a wing on my Car? -- posted image.

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 6:33 PM / IP Logged

...kidding

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 7:04 PM / IP Logged

my friend put a wing from an old GMC fullsize van, on his new Shadow he bought for 600$ its the best thing that car ever had added to it lol.

but in reality i've never found wings to be anything other than a useless eyesore, not too many warrant the purchase the guy made for it imo.

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 8:02 PM / IP Logged

Wings do too make the cars go faster...And so do the Stickers and the aftermarket emblems....

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How many people have came through my shop with those big "Look At Me" Wings on their cars..if you look at the trunk lid you can see where the wing has made it buckle a little cuz they didnt brace it right...Funny as hell./..

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boxmaker85

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 8:13 PM / IP Logged

LOL saw a cartoon. A guy had his ricer car done up. Had some 5 gazillion stickers on it and a 3 foot wing with some massively ugly tires and rims. He was like "yeah got an extra 7 hp out of the decals and wing, but only 3 out of the intake, strange" I just laugh because I know many guys that are like that.

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 11:37 PM / IP Logged

wings are useless their made just for looks the only car i've seen that has a point to use a wing is the porsch 911 to stabilize the swag movement when it goes above 55 mph other than that whats the point...Gonna spend an extra 100 to 250 bucks on a wing plus painting it might as well invest that cash on another toy for inside your ride .Improve your sound or video,etc........

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Posted: November 07, 2004 at 11:57 PM / IP Logged

they make the people feel like 95 hrosepower under the hood is alot so wee need downforce to keep all that power on the wheels for more traction. toobad all the imports are front wheel drive. its not going to be long untill some tool puts one on the hood of the car...

to me there nothing more than big cheese graters on the back of the car

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