Wings?
The sport spoiler COMBINED with the sport aero kit lowered the coefficient of drag of a car.
Wings can be found from your local JDM shop.
Do a search. I've only been here a short time but I've seen the topic of Wings (and even the topic of Wings VS. Spoilers) come up several times...
As a matter of fact, I think there's an entire thread dedicated to pictures of spoilers here in the same section...
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Wing = Lift or Downforce
A normal airplane wing creates lift. Turn it upside down, and it creates downforce. It's still a Wing.
Spoilers disturb the airflow, hence the name "spoilers" because they "spoil" the airflow. This is done in an effort to reduce drag. The primary purpose of a spoiler is to reduce drag, however, they can produce a small amount of downforce as well.
For large amounts of downforce, you require an inverted wing. These days, for short, we drop the inverted and call it a wing. A wing's primary purpose is to generate downforce. The by-product of this downforce is increased drag.
This is why the functional S4 Sport "spoiler" reduces drag.
To summarize:
The primary purpose of a spoiler is to reduce drag on the car, but a correctly placed spoiler can also generate a small bit of downforce as well.
The primary purpose of a wing is to generate a large amount of downforce. A good wing will do that with minimally increased drag.
Turbo II Rotor: This is the second time I've seen you post this, and I've corrected you before. Please stop posting misinformation regarding aerodynamics.
Wing = Lift or Downforce
A normal airplane wing creates lift. Turn it upside down, and it creates downforce. It's still a Wing.
Spoilers disturb the airflow, hence the name "spoilers" because they "spoil" the airflow. This is done in an effort to reduce drag. The primary purpose of a spoiler is to reduce drag, however, they can produce a small amount of downforce as well.
For large amounts of downforce, you require an inverted wing. These days, for short, we drop the inverted and call it a wing. A wing's primary purpose is to generate downforce. The by-product of this downforce is increased drag.
This is why the functional S4 Sport "spoiler" reduces drag.
To summarize:
The primary purpose of a spoiler is to reduce drag on the car, but a correctly placed spoiler can also generate a small bit of downforce as well.
The primary purpose of a wing is to generate a large amount of downforce. A good wing will do that with minimally increased drag.
Turbo II Rotor: This is the second time I've seen you post this, and I've corrected you before. Please stop posting misinformation regarding aerodynamics.
Marvelous Hedonist
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Thats crazy, Im the second owner and knew the previous one. Everything on the car supposedly came stock, however If its from an S5, or turbo thats impossible right? Any chance that could be a dealer option? It has every option possible besides the ABS.
all s4 spoilers are black, my TII had one and it's NOT on the options list. Every S4 came from the factory wingless (except the sport 7s that had the sport spoiler), the wing was a part of an aero package from the dealer.
Are your exhaust tips photoshopped? It's probably just me, but they just don't look like they are actually in that picture. And the duck bill is the one that comes straight back off the rear of the car.
Marvelous Hedonist
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