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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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Default Stock Spoiler - just for show or performance?

My 99 civic dx is currently spoilerless. I have the opportunity to have a stock spoiler installed. Does it provide any performance gain or will I just be adding extra weight for nothing?
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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non what so ever.. but i would not take it off my del sol.. then i would just be a eg1 not a eg2
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 10:50 PM
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is it a coupe? no spoiler would look the cleanest
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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yeah it's a coupe, personally I like it without the spoiler, but just wanted to check if i was making a performance mistake or not.
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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Default Re: Stock Spoiler - just for show or performance? (Mitsu)

if you get an spoiler get one that's ment or designed for only for your car... if you get a universal or generic one you will be losing MPG and adding exta weight for nothing!!

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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 11:05 PM
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IMO any spolier on a fwd car is almost pointless
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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Default Re: Stock Spoiler - just for show or performance? (gezzuzz)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gezzuzz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">non what so ever.. but i would not take it off my del sol.. then i would just be a eg1 not a eg2</TD></TR></TABLE>
Are you kidding?

Generally stock spoilers aren't going to do anything performance-wise to a car though. Especially not an economy car.
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostaddict14 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">IMO any spolier on a fwd car is almost pointless </TD></TR></TABLE>

front and rear 'spoilers' are useful, but technically a front 'spoiler' is called a splitter, and the rear [lower] spoiler is called a diffuser. And of course the regular spoiler that usually mounts on the trunk. Underbody aerodynamics can have a heckuva lot more effectiveness than a rear lid spoiler can, the new C6 corvette Z06 doesn't have a rear lid spoiler; they improved stability by tweaking underbody aero.
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostaddict14 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">IMO any spolier on a fwd car is almost pointless </TD></TR></TABLE>


unless your road racing like the realtime ( and is wind tested if you were) you do not need some stupid crap like that

your fwd think about it you want everything on the front tires why would you want to take anything from the front?
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 04:59 AM
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go without the wing EK's look better without them!
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 05:27 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Harryflores &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you get an spoiler get one that's ment or designed for only for your car... if you get a universal or generic one you will be losing MPG and adding exta weight for nothing!!

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hahahahahaha
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