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Old 07-13-2011, 03:47 PM   #205
Maxim
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Originally Posted by Random_Art View Post
With as many curvy roads as there are in my area, I'm not too concerned with top speed. It's very unlikely that I'll ever get this thing up to 125 on my favorite roads... Give me downforce.

and remember, kids. Obey all traffic laws!
Yeah you're not going to be getting any downforce at the speeds that you drive a twisty road at. The aerodynamic devices on road cars dont even start to get effective until speeds are faster than what you'll be driving on a regular basis, and contribute nothing but additional weight at auto-cross speeds.

That's exactly what I was trying to get at. This car isn't going to be fast enough to NEED high downforce. That, and any add-ons that are designed to add noticable downforce at speeds less than 80mph will be so extreme that you can kiss any kind of gas mileage you might get goodbye.
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