spoiler on a 75? by RRobson (Page 2 of 2)


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Bernard
How dare you all be so rude about my new acquisition. :whump:
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Posted 19 Jan 2011, 22:51 #21 

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mark_bonsai
Oh that made me smile :mrgreen:

The TDi badge on the boot as well.......
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Posted 19 Jan 2011, 23:45 #22 


RRobson
and it was only a cdt (according to the torpedoes) :D

TDi (where the Di is red) means performance diesel. nowt performance about that :lol:

but in responce to pauls comment about aerodynamics, if said spoiler on said corsa is creating lift, it is reducing the thoeretical weight of the car and therefore increacing the cars power to weight ratio, and thus increacing the top speed...

do i detect a hint of sacrasm again ;)
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Posted 20 Jan 2011, 00:20 #23 

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stevemac
Mick wrote:
suzublu wrote:does that mean i shouldn,t have done it?


That would be the right one for the job, although having a spoiler on a front wheel drive car is a bit of a waste of time, apart from being aesthetically pleasing. :)

The ZT spoiler you have installed looks very good on 75s


Actually, just a small correction :D Spoilers (as opposed to wings) serve a different purpose. They are meant to "spoil" the airflow over the rear and thus disrupt, or fill in, the low air pressure area that builds up at the rear of the car. So is just as useful on FWD as RWD. A wing on the other hand, forces the rear down to provide more grip on the driving (rear) wheels, as in F1 cars.
Believe it or not a triangle traveling flat end first has a lower drag co efficient than when it travels point first, due to the low air pressure created at the rear.
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Posted 20 Jan 2011, 16:22 #24 

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Mick
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Thanks Steve, learn something new every day :)

Posted 20 Jan 2011, 16:41 #25 

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ceedy
that makes me feel a bit better.. I thought I had gone over the top a bit with my
loop spoiler and the original lip one too.. on my ZT..

But on a 75 ..... NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! ...wot a total noob... oops 1 too many o's in there :lol: !

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Posted 20 Jan 2011, 22:19 #26 

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stevemac
ceedy wrote:
But on a 75 ..... NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! ...wot a total noob... :lol: !

C.


I beg to differ

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Posted 20 Jan 2011, 22:59 #27 

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MN190
Mick wrote:
suzublu wrote:does that mean i shouldn,t have done it?


That would be the right one for the job, although having a spoiler on a front wheel drive car is a bit of a waste of time, apart from being aesthetically pleasing. :)


The one on my Escort diesel guarantees that the hatchback shuts properly everytime.
The one on the ZT is there for the performance :gmc:

Posted 20 Jan 2011, 23:59 #28 


e668ecp
Oh that is dreadful (the green car)

I have twin spoliers on the back of my MG ZT MK2 and I like them.. although not everyone does

Posted 26 Jan 2011, 20:25 #29 


timbo.p6
this (car) used to live in doncaster not so long ago ,it was an old chap but owned it he did look funny in it

Posted 26 Jan 2011, 22:52 #30 

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ceedy
stevemac wrote:
ceedy wrote:
But on a 75 ..... NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! ...wot a total [size=150] noob... :lol: !

C.


I beg to differ

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I Did mean that particular one !! Y'know!!! ;)

Nowt wrong with the loopy one !! ..


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Got one for Me , Then one for her, and now a big one for me again, All BLOO! Well saves on the touch up paint, Now Number one son's Spoilt it all by getting a Firefrost 1.8T

Posted 27 Jan 2011, 11:37 #31 


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