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Old 08-01-2009, 12:30 AM
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So i was thinking.....
since i'm old enough to not care what most people think anymore...



so yeah, thoughts?
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Old 08-01-2009, 12:33 AM
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and yes i do realize i'm asking for opinons even though i don't care, lol.
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Old 08-01-2009, 12:34 AM
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If it's functional, I say "do it".
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If it's purely for looks...no.
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Old 08-01-2009, 01:32 AM
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If it's purely for looks...no.
Obviously purely for looks..

Don't do it man. I mean, "Why not right?" But then again, "Why?"
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if its cheap enough, buy it to test fit it
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Why would you want that thing?
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nah brah, nah
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go for it. lets see how that fits... most likely cutting/fitting will be required...
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Old 08-01-2009, 09:09 AM
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eh. not crazy about the idea.
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If your car wasn't black I'd say no. It might look kinda cool.
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lets see it then i'll make my opinion!
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i'd say no, they look really weird to me, on any car, and i think on the cl it would look even weirder
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Old 08-01-2009, 12:37 PM
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Worse thing that could happen is that it looks like crap and you sell it.
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Old 08-01-2009, 02:56 PM
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only belongs on big wing cars like the evo and STi.
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Old 08-01-2009, 03:54 PM
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not true
diffusers serve a purpose. if they serve then do em. JUST DO ET!!!!
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Old 08-01-2009, 04:08 PM
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hmmmm (im trying to be polite) wow no hell no lol..... ive seen them on civic and its ricer but hey everyone has different taste and i encourage anyone thats likes working on there car no matter what !
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i would get it just so i can put them on the road and dumb driver would think its spikes and laugh bout it when they drive off the cliff...muhuhahah
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no dont do it
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uhhh... i posted that idea in the roof spoiler thread two days ago..
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Originally Posted by Gnate
lets see it then i'll make my opinion!
I thought about doing this with the CF one on my car, but didn't think it would look right, figured the roof spoiler might look better, but I would like to see what it would look like I'm curious
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Old 08-01-2009, 09:45 PM
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It looks like a bunch of XM antennas right next to each other... which would be dumb.
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Old 08-01-2009, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SupraManAG
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diffusers serve a purpose. if they serve then do em. JUST DO ET!!!!
diffusers serve a purpose, vortex generators on a fwd car does not.
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Old 08-01-2009, 11:01 PM
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I wouldnt to be honest with you man...your car is clean as it is!
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Old 08-02-2009, 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by AznX TL
diffusers serve a purpose, vortex generators on a fwd car does not.
it's to decrease the drag coming off the back of the car, what does it have to do with the drive wheels?

i'm gonna do it anyways, i'm just sayin.
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Old 08-02-2009, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
I thought about doing this with the CF one on my car, but didn't think it would look right, figured the roof spoiler might look better, but I would like to see what it would look like I'm curious
i'll get some canards for the front to even it out

kidding on that one.
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I do love your rear difusers though
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I do love your rear difusers though
i have more planned but need to wait till i get a new bumper so i can test fit it on the shitty one.
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Old 08-02-2009, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by davzilla
it's to decrease the drag coming off the back of the car, what does it have to do with the drive wheels?

i'm gonna do it anyways, i'm just sayin.
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/cor...004/16E_03.pdf
the vortex generator was r&d to decrease drag on huge wings because it was a hot spot.
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Old 08-02-2009, 11:03 AM
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i'd like to see how it looks
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Old 08-02-2009, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by AznX TL
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/cor...004/16E_03.pdf
the vortex generator was r&d to decrease drag on huge wings because it was a hot spot.
um, no offence, but did you read that? I only ask because it doesn't even mention the 'huge spoiler' until very end in the summary "From this, we could predict that VGs cause the pressure of the vehicle’s entire rear surface to increase therefore decreasing drag, also the velocity around the rear spoiler to increase, and the lift to decrease."

that whole thing is about reducing the drag on sedan shaped cars because of the lift seperation the occurs due to it's shape. as opposde to a wagon or hatchback shape.

it was an awesome read though, i've already ordered them.
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Originally Posted by AznX TL
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/cor...004/16E_03.pdf
the vortex generator was r&d to decrease drag on huge wings because it was a hot spot.
the shape of the car has nothing to do with anything front or rear
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Old 08-03-2009, 10:27 AM
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um, no offence, but did you read that? I only ask because it doesn't even mention the 'huge spoiler' until very end in the summary "From this, we could predict that VGs cause the pressure of the vehicle’s entire rear surface to increase therefore decreasing drag, also the velocity around the rear spoiler to increase, and the lift to decrease."

that whole thing is about reducing the drag on sedan shaped cars because of the lift seperation the occurs due to it's shape. as opposde to a wagon or hatchback shape.

it was an awesome read though, i've already ordered them.
yeah i read it about 4-5 years ago, when they're talking about decreasing drag and increase veolcity, they're talking about the humongous wing that was creating drag and using VG to work with the wing to create more velocity like shown in diagrams on page 5.
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Old 08-03-2009, 09:11 PM
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fair enough, but it's taken from aircraft tech, they use them on the wings for the same purpose.

so it should still do something. it's semi functional at least, lol
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it looks cool too
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i like it.



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i think that looks awesome, love the m3 lip too, it does not look small like other pictures.
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mines not here yet
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Not really a fan, but it doesn't stick out as bad as I thought it would
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