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mlomker
04-03-2010, 06:03 PM
Quite a few magazine articles about aero this month. There's more to life than the 1/4 mile, although you'd wonder at times if you read the forums.

http://mlomker.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452e54d69e201347f9f7823970c-pi

http://mlomker.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452e54d69e201347f9f782a970c-pi
Kracka
04-03-2010, 06:34 PM
Are you trying to justify that wing of yours? ;) There are plenty of areas of each forum that are dedicated to turning the wheel if you look for them. Are the stock X wings functional? The 8/9 wing creates 200 lbs. of downforce at ~100mph.
Murlo26
04-03-2010, 10:14 PM
^The stock X wing is very functional...there is a whole article of how they designed it in the wind tunnel on evom somewhere.
Kracka
04-04-2010, 11:04 AM
^The stock X wing is very functional...there is a whole article of how they designed it in the wind tunnel on evom somewhere.
Awesome, all the more reason to keep it!
Murlo26
04-04-2010, 04:16 PM
The best reason I can think to get rid of it is the weight...the trunk/wing weighs a ridiculous amount.
mlomker
04-04-2010, 06:00 PM
Are you trying to justify that wing of yours? ;)

No, I always intended to put a carbon wing on the car--you can see pics that I posted of the Varis car many pages back in this thread.

I'm struggling with the front-end more than the rear. I already have factory Aero so I figured I'd add the APR splitter. The problem is that splitters cause some convenience problems (having to pull the bumper to dyno and hindering access in general under the car). I think I'll just have to wait until I have the car back and eyeball & measure things. It's tough to visualize without having the car.
Super Bleeder!!
04-04-2010, 06:02 PM
Dont let hughes get you down, he bought a knockoff vortex generator ;)
mlomker
04-04-2010, 06:08 PM
Dont let hughes get you down, he bought a knockoff vortex generator ;)

They make those for the X but I've never liked the looks of them. The 8/9 and the X have different roof-lines though.
Kracka
04-04-2010, 06:13 PM
Dont let hughes get you down, he bought a knockoff vortex generator ;)
LOL ouch! It's carbon fiber though :D
mlomker
04-06-2010, 11:10 AM
They say that Star Specs run wide. Since I only went with 9.5" rims I decided to play it safe and ordered 265/35/18 instead of 275s.

I'm going out on vacation from the 9-18th. The plan is to get the tires mounted on the rims in the AM on the 19th, pick up the head at MAP, and then run them both over to DB.

I don't see a point in dynoing on Winter tires since there seems to be some question about how they affect results.