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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 06:05 AM
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Anybody ever see pictures of the Superbird? The Race Car that Plymouth built in 1970?



The rear wing on that was bolted to the fenders instead of the trunk. The reason it was up so high? It needed to clear the trunk when it was opened. The wing on that car produced no more downforce up three feet in the air than it did bolted tight to the back the car.

As for the wing on that RX, like the Superbird above, it could have developed the same amount of downforce six inches above the trunk as it does three feet in the air.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 06:25 AM
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That guy has the same wing I do. Stop smashing on it. It adds 35hp, and 29tq was tuned properly. eyeroll.gif
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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what a waste of an RX7.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 08:34 AM
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whats intresting is none of the other ferraris or other cars in the background have spoilers, they are sooo aerodynamicaly designed that they dont need that stuff.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 08:40 AM
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Boy that thing looks nasty.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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QUOTE (tanc)
That guy has the same wing I do. Stop smashing on it. It adds 35hp, and 29tq was tuned properly. eyeroll.gif


How wing can add hp???

Wing just adds more weight at high speed.

BTW does color of the car influence on hp and torque??? tongue.gif:
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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Mad that makes sense kinda. Well it makes sense for the Plymouth but on the RX7 that huge wing is mounted to the trunk....... Wonder what it looks like with the hatch open laugh.gif:
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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QUOTE (Dmitry)
How wing can add hp???

Wing just adds more weight at high speed.

BTW does color of the car influence on hp and torque??? tongue.gif:



I was kidding tongue.gif That car would look nice without the bleacher on the trunk. Right now it just looks like a tuner was on riceroids while modding that car.
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 11:06 AM
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QUOTE (UltraTibby)
Mad that makes sense kinda. Well it makes sense for the Plymouth but on the RX7 that huge wing is mounted to the trunk....... Wonder what it looks like with the hatch open laugh.gif:



I want to see the dents that thing has to be leaving in the trunk
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Old Mar 14, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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QUOTE (tanc)
I was kidding tongue.gif That car would look nice without the bleacher on the trunk.


So did I wink1.gif
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