Hey just wanted to know what you guys thought of the spoiler. I love all things Amemiya and was thinking of biting the bullet and getting one. Price aside, do you think its a little over the top for the car? Just wondering what people thought of it.

 

Is your car for mainly track racing? If not.....RICE!

 

Sorry, but unless you do most of your driving over 100 mph, I'd save my money for something more useful.

It would go nicely with those led valve stem caps though.

 

lol you dont have to appologize to me...I dont make them. My car is mostly for drifting, and while I agree its probably a bit much for the street I wouldnt put it in the rice catagory. Amemiya products arent some piece of crap steel spoiler in the wal-mart automotive aisle.

 

Just because RE-A makes it doesnt mean that it is good. Does it add downforce, yes. Does it look like absolute garbage, and be completely worthless to you performance-wise.. yes.

 

Well, we know the quality of the RE products... I mean, my opinion if you get a 7, you need to have a RE product one way or another =)

but its true that the spoiler is a little over-kill
and in a aesthetic point of view, i think a plain FC is the best looking. and i think in this forum, almost ANY spoiler on the FC would be called RICE. (^_^'')

 

I think you changed that from a nice somewhat old sports car into complete rice garbage!
People like you make me want to throw up when they drive by in the same car with that crap on the back.

 

I don't like that spoiler. I don't care even if it is by Amemiya. GT spoilers look ugly on FC's IMHO. Unless your FC is a dedicated track car, then I don't mind.

 

Fair enough. If you are serious about drifting, set your car up how you think will work best.

Keep in mind that a wing of that size will have a lot of side drag and down force, which may not keep you in your drift. Many good drifters don't have that style of wing, many roadracers do.

However, I may be full of it. Looking at sprint cars, they spend half the race hooked, (what we call drifting) and they have huge wings, front and back.

Glad you have a sense of humor.

 

If I cold afford one then I would purchase one for my race/lapping car. It does in fact enhance performance when used under the circumstances it's designed for. On the street it's overkill, on the track it'll shave a couple seconds off your lap time when tuned correctly. Anyone who says it has no performance benefits does not know what they're talking about.

 

keep it on the track.


if i see it on the street i may try to run you off the road, it would give FC's a bad name.

 

Get an APR GT200 CF spoiler, and mod the mounts, ~450.00 plus ~75.00 to make the mounts. With enough attack angle it creates plenty of DF with relatively little drag at ~60, and above. My car is track only flameboys I am actually going to a GT300 which is quite a bit larger. Carl

 

jeebuz!!! look at those tires!

 

I think it looks cool.... IF, you're car is slammed, has wheels that barely tuck in the fenders, and a big front lip, or aftermarket body kit of some sort(I don't think a feed lip would do it), and at least decent looking paint, if not really good paint.

getting points in drifting is all about show, so if you have the performance you want to make the car do what you want, then yeah, get the wing, as long as the rest of the car's looks match.

I hope you all call me a ricer.

 

^ RICER!!! j/k lol

 

I like it. I dont have any problems with RE Amemiyas stuff.

 

Carl that the GT200 in your pic? Want to sell me your GT200 when you get the 300?

As for the drifting that started the thread: exactly how useful is a wing that's going sideways?

 

well for one, that wing is not cheap by any means, two unless your road racing point less, its actually a very good looking wing for a FC, but with a stock body i dont beleive it would fit in right

 

If you're doing it for looks (i.e., your street car), then I'd say fugly as hell. With proper suspension/tires, these cars are pretty stable at speeds 120+ (from experience). The money that spoiler is going to cost (RE is $$$$$$) you could defintely do some more beneficial upgrades. You can likey get some adjustable Tokicos and new springs for the same amount. There's something you would really be able to appreciate.

 

Screw you. You dont know me. And thats not my car. People like you make ME want to throw up. I asked peoples opinions of an item, and thats all. There is nothing "ricey" on my car as its an all stock body. I was curious what people thought of something that seems a little over the top. And I figured that most people felt the way I did. For a track car its ok, but not for the street. If you have nothing better to do than come online and talk crap, then go get a damn g/f.

But thanks to the rest of you for chiming in with some honest opinions. I probably wouldnt drop that kinda cash on something like a spoiler anyways, but its fun to see what people think about different stuff just for the fun of it.

 

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carl, where can i find more pictures of your car? thats badass

 

Kewl, I wondered how a rex would look w/ slicks

 

I don't think you'll ever have to worry about someone calling your car "rice". That is one seriously badass track car.

 

Search "widebody GTC" on this part of the forum. See pages 1,3,and 5("tire girl"). Also TeamFC3S.org my name under member cars. The tires are 24.5x13x16 slicks on 16x12 Rel racing rims. Gene, I have to give the GT200 back to APR to get my GT300. I may sell the custom mounts if they do not work with the 300 though.

 

here are the tires, and my pit crew