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Old Jan 21, 2003
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looks good painted, alittle to far back on the trunk though

BTW for ANYONE who says why put a large aluminum wing on a FWD car omfgwtfiuwt jesus... FWD or RWD
by the time your at enough speed for downforce to kick in, traction wont be a prob(unless your running a full drag car or similar)... its for lateral traction in corners look at everyone import and euro touring car all have twin deck spoilers its not gona help much at speeds under 50-60 but it makes a hell of a diference at high speeds(me and my dad both noticed a good improvement in rear end slip around rural road corners at 80-100 mph(uninhabited roads that we both know WELL so dont flame for doing somthing stupid and all)

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Old Jan 28, 2003
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your car is about as sweet as it gets with all the people focasing on your wing being a lil high, they forgot to mention that you headlights arent cleared , i cant say anything though neither are mine

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Old Jan 28, 2003
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[hr]Originally posted by: fraga
Sorry bro, not my cup of tea. [hr]
Dittos on that - thing looks taller then damn shaq - plus the wing is like a goddamn park bench - care to have some lunch on that thing [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
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Old Jan 28, 2003
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im not a fan of those kind of spoilers but i think it actually looks aiite. maybe not so big and it will look a lot better.
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Old Jan 28, 2003
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maybe alittle bit too big.....try stock height
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Old Jan 29, 2003
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i think that wing would look tight if you made it really low
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Old Jan 29, 2003
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too high bro, lower and not too wide
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Old Jan 29, 2003
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[hr]Originally posted by: mykungfuisthebest
looks good painted, alittle to far back on the trunk though

BTW for ANYONE who says why put a large aluminum wing on a FWD car omfgwtfiuwt jesus... FWD or RWD
by the time your at enough speed for downforce to kick in, traction wont be a prob(unless your running a full drag car or similar)... its for lateral traction in corners look at everyone import and euro touring car all have twin deck spoilers its not gona help much at speeds under 50-60 but it makes a hell of a diference at high speeds(me and my dad both noticed a good improvement in rear end slip around rural road corners at 80-100 mph(uninhabited roads that we both know WELL so dont flame for doing somthing stupid and all)

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Let's clarify something ....more downforce does not equal better corning. If that's the case, why not get a quadruple deck wing for your civic? If you have a lot more downforce to the rear than to the front, that makes for a less stable setup, especially since the power comes from the front. It doesn't matter whether or not you say there's an improvement, more downforce without adding front downforce does not improve anything.

If you are saying it prevented slip, yes it will induce understeer, preventing it from tail sliding. But that is not an improvement in handling, that is making your car slower around turns.

"Other imports and Euro cars have it, why can't we" is not a very good defense for wings. On a Evo VII with a front lip to induce downforce in the front, with a 40-60 ratio of power distribution through the 4WD powetrain, yes, I think a wing is fine. Actually, I like how wings look, on cars that actually use them. But a FWD Civic with non-wind tunnel tested front bumper plus a huge wing? That does nothing aerodynamically for the car.


If you must get a wing, at least get a more low-key one. Way too high. Even "imports and touring car"s don't have that kinda wing.

-Aki
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Old Jan 29, 2003
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Looks real good. I really like that kit on the inca. I don't care for the wing or the smoked tails though. Get an extra set and paint those bad boys inca to match, that'll set it off!!
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Old Jan 30, 2003
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i like it a lot! everything goes 2gether nicely.
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Old Jan 30, 2003
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Dude a Kaminari KTR II Wing would like pimp as hell just an opinion
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