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Old Jan 7, 2010, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by TouringBubble
Were the breakages on non-MR cars? I'm asking because the VG might be the difference. The VG cleans up the air at the back of the car helping clean, straight air hit the wing, rather than turbulence. The turbulent air from a non-MR car could weaken the carbon much easier/faster at speed as it would constantly flex the wing up and down. With the VG, you get more consistent downward pressure.

Just a theory ...
mine is a gsr but i have a vortex gen.

and okay guys enough with the "i went 100-120mph and no problems here", as stated when this happened i was going 170mph, and yes it was on a "1 mile track".
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Old Jan 7, 2010, 06:50 PM
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My wing broke at the mile event here in Miami.
It broke at around 175 MPH, it is a 2006 MR. Here are some pics.



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Old Jan 7, 2010, 07:16 PM
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hahahhaa ive never hurd of that before
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Old Jan 7, 2010, 07:41 PM
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Last time I was spinning the wheels and puttin down some serious HP on the dyno in 4th gear, I looked back and my wing was bent down almost to the trunk lid. I had to back off quick, yo, so no pics of the event...
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Old Jan 7, 2010, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by CO_VR4
Last time I was spinning the wheels and puttin down some serious HP on the dyno in 4th gear, I looked back and my wing was bent down almost to the trunk lid. I had to back off quick, yo, so no pics of the event...
im sure, which is why your still in the 12's??
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Old Jan 7, 2010, 09:08 PM
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Well, I don't spend a lot of time at the dragstrip, but the car does put out 482HP/462TQ, which is more than enough to burn all the gas I put in it
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Originally Posted by CO_VR4
Well, I don't spend a lot of time at the dragstrip, but the car does put out 482HP/462TQ, which is more than enough to burn all the gas I put in it
482whp can't get you in the 11sec club?
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Old Jan 7, 2010, 11:08 PM
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I guess the wing doesn't always survive
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I can only imagine a few evo9 owners having a garage full of spare wings. I wish there was a picture of that. sigh
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Originally Posted by teudmunki9mr
I can only imagine a few evo9 owners having a garage full of spare wings. I wish there was a picture of that. sigh
i got 2 8's and 1 broke 9

when i get back from this deployment i MIGHT paint one of the 8's and toss it on,... the wingless is starting to grow on me.
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Old Jan 8, 2010, 07:04 PM
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you would think w/ the cost of an evo they would make a durable wing....
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Originally Posted by SRT4toEVO
you would think w/ the cost of an evo they would make a durable wing....
Yeah, I would hope so. It sucks but then again it doesn't break until about 150+ so it will probably hold up for most people.

Doesn't the vortex generator increase downforce by swirling the air and thereby causing more air to hit the wing more effectively? So, a vortex generator would increase the likeliness of the wing breaking.
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Originally Posted by JohnDoe1984
Yeah, I would hope so. It sucks but then again it doesn't break until about 150+ so it will probably hold up for most people.

Doesn't the vortex generator increase downforce by swirling the air and thereby causing more air to hit the wing more effectively? So, a vortex generator would increase the likeliness of the wing breaking.
+1, dont quote me on it but ive heard from somewhere it increase pressure on the wing by 10%(which is a crap load).
and alot of what ive heard from people about it is, "the evo doesnt need the wing". and yeah no crap it doesn't need it, but if its putting enough pressure on it to break it i would think AAAALLLL that extra pressure on the back of the car would help a lil in aerodynamics. which is why im considering paintn one of the 8 wings i got and tossn it on!
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Originally Posted by still*boostn
i got 2 8's and 1 broke 9

lolz i knew it
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180+ no problems .. but i just took it off ..
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