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Old 09-23-19, 08:45 AM
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FD Wing results??

Anyone have any experience with the FEED Afflux adjustable wing on the FD? Looking for data and can’t find any. Anecdotal experience also valuable.
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Old 09-23-19, 02:24 PM
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What kind of information are you looking for?

I added the GT-II at the same time as an RE-A (pro) diffuser 10+ years ago. Combined they GREATLY reduced the tendency of my rear end to lighten up and feel a bit floaty while at high speeds. Admittedly, my car has been down for a long time (finances dictated I focus on my family, not my car) but it always felt SUPER planted with the wing and diffuser regardless of how fast I pushed it. Additionally, I did not notice any increases in drag from it either, but I also did not have the wing angle set too aggressively.

My FD is currently in a shop on the west coast, so I don't have access to it right now for answering any more specific questions
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The only data I've seen from a company was APR. They have some CFD tables and graphs on their website.
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FEED Afflux wing objective and subjective experience

Really looking for information specific to the FEED Afflux Wing...
Objective data such as:
—Degree of adjustability
—-Downforce
—-Lift to-Drag Ratios

Subjective experience is also helpful.

Thank you-Rick
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PM member ArmenMAxx. He had that wing for a while and he tracked his car often. He can give you real world experience I should think. I believe he upgraded to a GT wing as he got more serious about tracking, I could be wrong however.
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Old 09-23-19, 09:23 PM
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Thank you!

Thank you much! I’ll do as you suggest.
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Actually also look up his thread. It’s called Armens track videos. Lots of good little bits of info in there. I’m slowly building my car towards being like his.
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Wish someone could get their hands on a Viper ACR wing to scan and replicate. Id bet it would work pretty well with diffuser an splitter on an FD
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I have the APR GT 250 wing... I specifically went that route because its much lower drag for the downforce than the 300/500 wings, and seemed to work better over a range (300 is a "low speed" wing, the 500 is a "high speed"). Because its a straight profile, it needs to sit higher, and the taller stancions put it above the roof. They'll basically make it most any width you want, and place the stancions anywhere you want... I had mine set up to utilize the rear holes on my '99 wing that stays in place for street use, so I don't look like a tool with a gigundous wing.

I also wasn't sure I'd be using a splitter on a street car (I have a lowered lip that does help the front lift), and I have a balanced car at a shallow angle of attack, so presumably there's more to balance against a spliter if I ever get on.

It's definitely had an impact, especially on high speed corners, with no impact on top speed that I can tell.

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