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Old 08-01-2017, 12:55 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by stevesnj View Post
The OEM rear wing is just mostly for aesthetics, the functionality of a spoiler is for down force but not effective until after a certain speed. For improved fuel economy the OEM wing and under body panels is the way to go.
Aero starts to function, as soon as air passes over the surfaces. The effect increases, roughly as a square function, so double the speed, and you get 4X the downforce. To say it does not become effective until a certain speed, is incorrect.
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