I just wanna know some opinions on these vortex generators. I installed them yesterday and I was wondering if other people have installed vortex generators as well. (please send pics)


ik she isn't very clean rn :\

 

how many vortexes have been generated after install?

 

Nearly created a polar vortex

 

The science behind VG's seems legit but they look really ricey. Not really a fan. But you gotta do what you like

 

Uhhhhh,
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Maybe if you had supporting mods to complete the look then maybe... maybe it would be okay.

Maybe

But as is its pretty ricey even for my taste.

 

Total rice, on the wing of your Cessna, totally functional.

 

Um...personally, not a fan. But, if it makes you happy, who am I to judge?

 

OP you know what will go well with those Vortex Generators, my brand new TL-S rear bumper. Check my link

 

Shameless.

 

I'm judging because he explicitly asked us too lol

Looks funny to me. Have them painted to match or something maybe, get rid of the wing spoiler and get a smaller trunk lip spoiler as well as a rear window lip spoiler and it may look better.
I don't know, just my .04 cents

 

I actually added the wing, I really like it, but I really like the idea of painting them to match the color of the Acura. Honestly the Type S bumper is dope and I wish I had one. But I think it'll look better after I get a set of roof racks + cargo carrier

 

so much for your vortex generators..




aerodynamics out the window now..

 

Very rice. Remove ASAP.

 

super weird looking on a stock looking car..
if the car had a body kit, rear diffusers on said body kit, an exhaust to complete the look, then yes.. there will be many many vortices generated.

 

rice

 

I would argue there isn't a street legal car sold in America which would benefit from vortex generators. Said another way, pure and unadulterated look-at-me ricey bling.

Now, if you are trying to improve your Cessna 172's STOL characteristics, then vortex generators are definitely called for.

 

So obviously the absolute consensus is that they look weird and ricey. I agree, they either need to be painted or many other bits and pieces need to be added for it to not awkwardly stand out so much. Soon I'll get a body kit, rear diffuser, side skirts, remove mud guards, install roof racks, and lower the car. This'll be a fairly slow project since I'm 18 and money is very scarce for me atm. Thanks for the input, it helps getting other opinions on this. This community rocks .

Also, very random question, does anyone have any pictures or a link to a forum where someone has installed spacers on stock wheels? (or even just general advice on spacers for that matter?)

 

Would be cheaper to just remove them


any questions you have just type into google and add "site:acurazine.com" to the query and you'll find your answer.
https://www.google.com/search?q=spac...hrome&ie=UTF-8

That's a very VERY common mod

 

will this vortex generator cause cars behind it to slow down?

 

LOL, no.

 

it's rice.... vortex generators are designed to make airfoils more efficient for their intended purpose. The air flowing over the TL needs no control since it's not going faster than highway speeds and it's not a huge honker like an 18 wheeler where aero impacts it. Doubt there is any air detachment that causes significant drag. And if there was detachment, the slope of the roof reduces freestream air meaning less air can be mixed to reattach it unless you have the right size generator reaching freestream air. If someone wants to make a StarCCM TL drawing it'll be easy to see how it won't help much with drag reduction. If anything, they make the car slower due to weight

 

It might fly off and damage the car behind it....

 

I second the motion! or at least get them painted to match