sideswipe

I think hes about to take flight lol

mmarshall

Spoilers are designed for downforce, not lift. The idea is to keep the full weight of the vehicle on the tires for traction.

Toys4RJill

Hahahah. That is awesome

sideswipe

OK, so he should be well grounded then 😆

geko29

Did anyone else think this was a totally-stock Civic Type R? Because I did until I noticed there was no center-exit triple exhaust.

mmarshall

Well, with real spoilers, anyway. Sometimes, though, the ones used on vehicles like Civics are there only for cosmetic reasons.

UDel

The Ford Escort Cosworth was originally designed to have 3 wings but due to costs they just had two. On a episode of Wheeler Dealers they actually added the extra wing and talked to the original designer. They tested it in a wind tunnel and the 3 wings provided more downforce then the standard two.

https://www.***************.uk/lifes...-team-11758698

https://www.motoringbox.com/cars/ent...t-rs-cosworth/

GS3Tek

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I thought it was a type R also...the hatch window is too small to incorporate a roof spoiler AND a huge trunk spoiler....I'm surprised if he can see anything through the back

I saw that episode and couldn't believe oem would slap a 3rd wing

mmarshall

You're correct.....the OEM probably wouldn't. Although I'll admit it's somewhat of a stereotype, remember who actually drives a lot of the cars like this.

Stroock639

ahh yes... the classic, more downforce on the rear wheels of a fwd car

mmarshall

Actually, in most cases, it would make sense. FWD cars are already nose-heavy, and downforce on the rear balances out some of the physics....particularly in hard braking, when you naturally get even more forward weight-transfer. The only time downforce in the rear works against you is when you are trying to prevent front wheel spin.

Stroock639

yes but let's be real how much of that really applies to what the average civic will be doing lol

mmarshall

Slammers often don't live in a real world.....though I'll admit that the average Civic is not necessarily driven by a young adult with their cap on backwards and/or wearing a Fast & Furious T-Shirt.