PROVEN: Big Wing Works!
03-07-2008, 03:34 PM
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PROVEN: Big Wing Works!
(Autoweek link provided from a thread posted in the LNF section)
To all the "big wing naysayers" out there ...
Autoweek Magazine, commenting on the downforce provided by the Cobalt's larger rear wing:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...023/LATESTNEWS
"The optional, massive wing on the car actually does something, providing 23 pounds of downforce at 70 mph and 115 pounds at 155 mph.!"
The article says you lose 5mph in top speed with the larger wing. But think about it, at that speed ... who in their right mind would actually want a light tail end anyway?
So grab 'yer big wing now boys and start bolting them on!
Because not only does the bigger greatly improve the Cobalt's otherwise admittedly "plain jane" aesthetics, it actually does it's job as well.
To all the "big wing naysayers" out there ...
Autoweek Magazine, commenting on the downforce provided by the Cobalt's larger rear wing:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...023/LATESTNEWS
"The optional, massive wing on the car actually does something, providing 23 pounds of downforce at 70 mph and 115 pounds at 155 mph.!"
The article says you lose 5mph in top speed with the larger wing. But think about it, at that speed ... who in their right mind would actually want a light tail end anyway?
So grab 'yer big wing now boys and start bolting them on!
Because not only does the bigger greatly improve the Cobalt's otherwise admittedly "plain jane" aesthetics, it actually does it's job as well.
03-07-2008, 03:49 PM
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my question is does it list the downforce of the low pro wing? of course the big wing provides downforce, the argument has always been if it puts out substantially more then the low pro one.
03-07-2008, 04:08 PM
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unless you're on a nurburguring track i don't think you'll be utilizing the 155mph downforce ability of the wing. I can see it helping for some slight stabilizing while going at high speeds in a corner, but you'd think if its pulling down on the back, then its lifting the front like a basic lever over the rear axle, and with that equal and opposite reaction, wouldn't there be slightly less weight up front where you need the turning traction?
Our cars are pretty notorious for understeer (reason why the battery is in the rear of the vehicle), i know stability is great, but i think if you get some nice stabilizer bars it will help a lot better than a factory plastic wing.
Our cars are pretty notorious for understeer (reason why the battery is in the rear of the vehicle), i know stability is great, but i think if you get some nice stabilizer bars it will help a lot better than a factory plastic wing.
03-07-2008, 04:15 PM
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03-07-2008, 04:23 PM
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unless you're on a nurburguring track i don't think you'll be utilizing the 155mph downforce ability of the wing. I can see it helping for some slight stabilizing while going at high speeds in a corner, but you'd think if its pulling down on the back, then its lifting the front like a basic lever over the rear axle, and with that equal and opposite reaction, wouldn't there be slightly less weight up front where you need the turning traction?
Our cars are pretty notorious for understeer (reason why the battery is in the rear of the vehicle), i know stability is great, but i think if you get some nice stabilizer bars it will help a lot better than a factory plastic wing.
Our cars are pretty notorious for understeer (reason why the battery is in the rear of the vehicle), i know stability is great, but i think if you get some nice stabilizer bars it will help a lot better than a factory plastic wing.
03-07-2008, 04:56 PM
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i see where you're coming from, and i feel that there may be some certain amount of downforce that could be beneficial. With this argument you could also say that the downforce takes away from that extra braking rear end lift (which is actually probably a good) but it would lesson the amount of force on the front slightly taking away from some of the initial turn in.
I don't like siding either way, but i would like to see proof on how much downforce is actually beneficial for a fwd car during autocross or fast road courses.
I don't like siding either way, but i would like to see proof on how much downforce is actually beneficial for a fwd car during autocross or fast road courses.
03-07-2008, 08:14 PM
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(Autoweek link provided from a thread posted in the LNF section)
To all the "big wing naysayers" out there ...
Autoweek Magazine, commenting on the downforce provided by the Cobalt's larger rear wing:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...023/LATESTNEWS
"The optional, massive wing on the car actually does something, providing 23 pounds of downforce at 70 mph and 115 pounds at 155 mph.!"
The article says you lose 5mph in top speed with the larger wing. But think about it, at that speed ... who in their right mind would actually want a light tail end anyway?
So grab 'yer big wing now boys and start bolting them on!
Because not only does the bigger greatly improve the Cobalt's otherwise admittedly "plain jane" aesthetics, it actually does it's job as well.
To all the "big wing naysayers" out there ...
Autoweek Magazine, commenting on the downforce provided by the Cobalt's larger rear wing:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...023/LATESTNEWS
"The optional, massive wing on the car actually does something, providing 23 pounds of downforce at 70 mph and 115 pounds at 155 mph.!"
The article says you lose 5mph in top speed with the larger wing. But think about it, at that speed ... who in their right mind would actually want a light tail end anyway?
So grab 'yer big wing now boys and start bolting them on!
Because not only does the bigger greatly improve the Cobalt's otherwise admittedly "plain jane" aesthetics, it actually does it's job as well.
The optional, massive wing on the car actually does something, providing 23 pounds of downforce at 70 mph and 115 pounds at 155 mph. Top speed of this car (with the standard, smaller wing) is 160 mph! You wouldn't want to do that with a plain-vanilla Cavalier.
