Front Spoiler....dumb question but...

[masraum]

Originally posted by DG624
It would be nice to see some numbers on potential
downforce for the factory options.

Carrera, no spoilers lift at 150mph ~450lbs with spoilers ~50lbs. (that's front and rear combined)


C&D (I think) tested a '72 car with S style front valance and ducktail and could quantify the difference as slow as 60mph.

long hood cars had a better Cd than Bellows bumpers cars.

[masraum]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by pbflyz
[B]

Originally posted by ZOANAS
It would appear to be pretty easy to add downforce, but trying to do so while keeping drag at a minimum becomes a whole different picture.

Porsche determined that a bellows bumpers car with front and rear spoilers had less drag than the same car without spoilers.

[ZOA NOM]

I wonder how much overall lift is reduced with a chin spoiler only?

[javadog]

Probably in the neighborhood of 100 pounds total. You might actually increase the lift at the rear of the car, if the front lip spoiler was close enough to the ground. Porsche experimented with something similar on an early 911 and acheived some downforce at the front, enough to increase the lift at the rear through leverage over the front axle.

JR