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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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I'm lookin for an actually functional body kit for a 94-95 RX7 that will keep the car glued to the ground at speeds above 180.....
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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This is the only one tested at speeds in excess of 180mph...

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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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.....yea thanks for the bs answer
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 10:06 PM
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Nothin's gonna keep you "glued to the ground" in speeds over 180mph, like say a ferrari or a carrera GT. The best you can do is get an undertray, canards for the front bumper, a big-*** ugly aluminum wing, and maybe a rear diffuser. Best bet for bumpers would be '99 spec with the lip or a mazdaspeed because they have actually been tested for aerodynamics. sideskirts, use your best judgement...

wrong section BTW...
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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Its for an LS1 conversion......
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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What engine is in it doesnt really matter if youre just asking about aerodynamics. The race section would be more pertinant. Go ahead and ask there yourself though... Carl Byck has done some aero **** on his FC so he seems to know whats up.
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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Where are you actually going 180mph+ at??
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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uhh i dont know if i should tell you that....
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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uhh i dont know if i should tell you that....
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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hahahah yea sure bs, how bout there are lots of straight highways out in texas
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 11:30 PM
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If you are driving that fast on public roads you need your car taken away and your license suspended.
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 08:34 AM
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hahahah yea sure bs, how bout there are lots of straight highways out in texas
We have lots of traffic fatalities too, what's your point?
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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If you are driving that fast on public roads you need your car taken away and your license suspended.
very close to the correct answer, but replace 'suspended' with 'revoked'

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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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I wouldnt be goin over the speed limit, when i said there are lots of straight roads in texas, and i dont know if i should tell you i was being sacastic, obvously you guys didnt pick up on that.... anyways this would be more to keep the car stable at high speeds when i goto tracks and stuff ie texas world speedway...
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 08:38 PM
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what kind of event would you run at texas world speedway... fill us in
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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My point was if you are a experianced driver that should be going 180mph you should have more than a couple ideas to make it stick to the road.. my 2 cents..
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Griffon05
anyways this would be more to keep the car stable at high speeds when i goto tracks and stuff ie texas world speedway...
You won't hit any 180 mph on any of the configurations at TWS
http://www.texasworldspeedway.com/tracks.htm

The couple of times I've been they run the 2.9 mile road course setup. IIRC you'll be able to approach ~150mph on the back oval before pucker factor sets in.

The stock aero package is fine for those speeds. If you want something a little better go with the 99spec stuff (splitter, bumper, and wing). That's one of the few aero packages that has any wind tunnel testing at all.
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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My point was if you are a experianced driver that should be going 180mph you should have more than a couple ideas to make it stick to the road.. my 2 cents..
Yea, what he said...

Only place I would do such things is the Texas Mile.
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