Fiat Coupe Club UK
Here's one for the spoiler experts.
Posted By: Anonymous
Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:33
Posted By: Nigel
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:37
neither - the spoiler top surface is supposed to be fluch with the bootlid
Yours is "more wrong" though...
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:38
Sums up my day then!
Posted By: Easy
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:38
Definately the yellow one. The silver one is too low.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:38
mine is flush
Posted By: Nigel
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:40
From the Coupe accessory brochure
Posted By: MCMike
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:42
Love the cover, dislike the wood finish - am I missing the spoiler on the brochure ?
Posted By: Easy
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:44
Yours might be more wrong but it looks "more right". At least from the back.
Posted By: Nigel
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:47
oops - wrong page
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:47
Well, I'm glad to see from Nigel's post that I have the gear knob and the handbrake fitted to mine! Yipee! I thought they were after market and non-Fiat
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:47
Leave it up Nigel!
Posted By: Nigel
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:48
Posted By: Theresa
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 15:51
I believe this is the correct way of mounting the spoiler?
Posted By: MCMike
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 16:28
Hmmm 'grale, Alfa Sprint yum yum and of course a very nice Coupe !
Posted By: gj88
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 16:36
As pointed out by Nigel, they're both wrong. Bloody awful spoiler anyway IMO
Posted By: Theresa
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 16:39
Hmmm 'grale, Alfa Sprint yum yum and of course a very nice Coupe !
Lol, cheers Mike
If you look to the left of the first photo, you'll also see a Chamonix green Coupe bonnet and my old bent bonnet from when I crashed my Coupe in 2006
Posted By: Hovedan
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 16:41
My old porto had a zender spoiler. Also fitted wrongly, more like Maria's than yours Phil. Yours is VERY wrong, but I'd bet that's not the first time you've heard that
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 16:42
It's growing on me to tell you the truth! Still, will be replaced though with one of these little puppies
That's busa's old car - what a beauty
Posted By: gj88
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 16:43
That's rank too
If you like it though etc.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 16:46
That's rank too
If you like it though etc.
Grumps!
Posted By: gj88
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 16:54
That's rank too
If you like it though etc.
Grumps!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 17:13
I have to agree with gj - spoilers by name, spoilers by nature! Everyone to their own though - the black wheels on the Flying Scotsman are not universally liked, but I love them
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Posted By: Hovedan
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 17:19
It's growing on me to tell you the truth! Still, will be replaced though with one of these little puppies
That's busa's old car - what a beauty
Same wheels as on Custard.
Thankfully Custard doesn't share that spoiler. I'm in the Tim camp
Nor do blended skirts suit imho. But thats another subject that's been covered on here before
Posted By: workshy
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 17:55
My old porto had a zender spoiler. Also fitted wrongly...
It still has it I'm afraid
Removal comes behind (subtly) tinted windows and colour coded head-lights though!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 18:04
My old porto had a zender spoiler. Also fitted wrongly...
It still has it I'm afraid
Removal comes behind (subtly) tinted windows and colour coded head-lights though!
Posted By: NikAzwaa
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 19:03
I personally prefer the MS Design. I have the full kit on mine.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 19:03
Spoiler.
The clue is in the name.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 01/04/2011 19:28
Spoiler.
The clue is in the name.
as I said before it is just personal opinion.....
Posted By: Per
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 01:11
It is actually, rightly/flush mounted (as in broschyre) very good for decreased drag - whether you may like it or not.
There's obviously only one spoiler that LOOKS good on the Coupe..
http://sfk.ibk.se/depa/showfile.php?carpic_no=2440&type=picture
Posted By: charlie_croker
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 08:00
Fiat did consider a Spoiler for the Coupe, here is the proof:
Some more design stuff here:
Posted By: Jimbo
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 08:49
I believe the wind tunnel tests proved the rear spoiler didn't work, the coupé needed the squared off rear end to prevent the body from creating lift.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 11:14
good stuff CC
Posted By: Per
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 13:26
Here's another:
I believe the wind tunnel tests proved the rear spoiler didn't work, the coupé needed the squared off rear end to prevent the body from creating lift.
Well no, they did extensive windtunnel experiments on the Coupe (even with long 917-style tails - according to Mr Bangle
). It's true they settled on the "boot"-rear cos the slanted hatchback-rear created too much lift. And they got rid of so much lift they didn't need additional spoiler. That said, a small lip/spoiler like the one pictured will probably work very well, and reduce lift even further.
Posted By: charlie_croker
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 17:35
I believe the wind tunnel tests proved the rear spoiler didn't work, the coupé needed the squared off rear end to prevent the body from creating lift.
I thought that the hatchback rear boot was creating lift, which is why they went for the squared off rear (Technically called apparently a termed a Kamm Tail, end or back)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kammback http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wunibald_KammI was originally quite opposed to rear spoilers on the Coupe but having recently seen both an M3, M5 and Cada I am starting to wonder if they don't add some visual impact to the rear of the Coupe.
Posted By: JKD
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 17:41
Does the Coupe really have a Kamm Tail? I know the Alfa GTV certainly does...
Posted By: charlie_croker
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 17:43
Posted By: Jimbo
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 02/04/2011 21:24
a small lip/spoiler like the one pictured will probably work very well, and reduce lift even further.
Not really Per, you want the air to separate from the rear of the car cleanly, a spoiler (unless its a wing giving down force) will just make the air more turbulent at the rear which can actually slow the car down.
Posted By: Per
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 03/04/2011 16:13
So that's why this kind of spoiler is so frequent on high-end cars like Audi RS-series, BMW M-series and Mercedes AMG-series..? That they're originally too fast..?
No really, it helps!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 03/04/2011 19:42
My M3 spoiler ... fitted for aesthetic purposes only
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 03/04/2011 20:12
My M3 spoiler ... fitted for aesthetic purposes only
My two pennies, I think that the M3 is the most aesthetic and tempting.
The ones at the beginning of the post, look like they have fallen off, just not right.
When you see a Supra without a rear wing it just looks odd. So maybe its conditioning, if the coupe came originally with a wing fitted I wouldn't be saying that I think the coupe is one of the sports cars that really dont need a rear wing. Maybe they got it right! unlike the TT?
As an aside without going way off
THIS is very interesting to watch on its own, but look at the wings front and back about half way through.
Posted By: Nigel
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 09:18
There's a difference between a spoiler and a wing
A spoiler is designed to interrupt (or spoil) the airflow over the rear edge of the bootlid. This helps to reduce the partial vacuum behind the rear of the car, which in turn reduces drag
A wing is designed to provide downforce, and doesn't care too much about drag
The vast majority of spoilers / wings are NOT designed to create downforce (or even to reduce lift) - they are designed to LOOK like they create downforce
Actually, I tell a lie - a wing that weighs 10kg will, by its very nature, produce 10kg more downforce. However, so would ten bags of sugar in the boot AND the sugar in the boot would be aesthetically more pleasing
Posted By: Per
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 09:27
Diffusors are nicer aswell.
Posted By: Jimbo
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 10:53
So that's why this kind of spoiler is so frequent on high-end cars like Audi RS-series, BMW M-series and Mercedes AMG-series..? That they're originally too fast..?
No really, it helps!
Per,
The designers of these cars will do wind tunnel testing to make sure the spoilers have the correct effect, they don't just go to Halfords and glue on a spoiler or select one from another make of car and hope it will have the desired effect.
Look at the Bugatti, the spoiler is retracted in standard mode and that's speeds up to 137mph, it deploys to give downforce in handling mode and in high speed mode it's flush with the chassis.
Each to their own, I personally don't like the look of a wing or spoiler on the coupé but that's a styling choice and it's personal.
Posted By: charlie_croker
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 12:16
I know someone involved with design of Mk1 RS Focus and they told me that when they wind tunnel tested those, that the car needed 3BHP less power at 100MPH when fitted with the rear spoiler.
However, each spoiler needs to be wind tunnel tested for the coupe to indicate whether it would aid the Coupe
Posted By: charlie_croker
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 12:23
Also didn't they have to retro fit the little spoiler to all Mk1 Audi TTs together with ESP due to lift off oversteer accidents?
Posted By: Per
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 13:37
However, each spoiler needs to be wind tunnel tested for the coupe to indicate whether it would aid the Coupe
Well, there are some basic aerodynamic rules which applies to most 3-box cars (which the Coupe essentially is). The release at the end of the Coupe trunklid is a typical situation where you don't really need tests in windtunnels to make some estimations, if you like me, has seen a few before (I work at Volvo Cars, exterior design).
Wings however, can do with some testing on the specific car to see if they add downforce or just drag..
Posted By: charlie_croker
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 13:43
But surely the lip at bottom of rear bumper fulfils that role?
rAzOr_20vt I like that spoiler, can you post some more pics as I am considering the M3 spoiler for my Sprinty. It looks good, very good in fact!
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 13:59
Yeah no problem mate, i'll post some pictures later tonight.
Posted By: Per
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 14:38
But surely the lip at bottom of rear bumper fulfils that role?
rAzOr_20vt I like that spoiler, can you post some more pics as I am considering the M3 spoiler for my Sprinty. It looks good, very good in fact!
The lower lip is mostly hiding the screws + stiffens the bumperskin. It's possible that it helps release..
Mine's here (M5-spoiler):
http://sfk.ibk.se/depa/showfile.php?carpic_no=2442&type=picturehttp://sfk.ibk.se/depa/showfile.php?carpic_no=2441&type=picturehttp://sfk.ibk.se/depa/showfile.php?carpic_no=2440&type=picture
Posted By: charlie_croker
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 15:00
Per, that looks great, your coupe looks pretty awesome, can you post a photo from straight behind? As if being followed by another car?
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 17:47
Posted By: charlie_croker
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 18:03
rAzOr_20vt That's made my mind up for me, I will be getting an M3 spoiler! Cheers for the photos, that looks awesome
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 04/04/2011 18:06
very good choice and thanks very much
lol
Posted By: Spoonz
Re: Here's one for the spoiler experts. - 07/08/2015 18:30