leggtnut Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 So, saw this on my way home and just though It would make a great converstaion piece here. I followed it for a protion of my comute home and it had a Wing on it so tall it was taller than the car it self. Ben (2014 Outback SAP w/ eyesite, 2014 Tribeca Limited, 2006 LGT limited sedan) Subaru Ambassador PNW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamajack Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 tough call without more info. im going to go with NOT RICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs6er Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 ^+1 Depends on what he does with the car. (I'm a P-Car guy too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabydanimal Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 If it's just there for "aesthetic" reasons then yes, take the keys away. If he's just driving it back from a track event, that's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdoggydog Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 leggtnut - you may want to spell your info below your avatar correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggtnut Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 leggtnut - you may want to spell your info below your avatar correctly. I will refer you to my signature Ben (2014 Outback SAP w/ eyesite, 2014 Tribeca Limited, 2006 LGT limited sedan) Subaru Ambassador PNW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdoggydog Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Too funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggtnut Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Oh, just though I would add, he was on highway 85 in Saratoga, CA and got off of De Anza. Dought he was doing anything other than communting between work and home. Ben (2014 Outback SAP w/ eyesite, 2014 Tribeca Limited, 2006 LGT limited sedan) Subaru Ambassador PNW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocsin Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 that's stupid. put him on the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboWagon Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 not rice, GT style wing. 911 is all about big butt and big wing. http://www.qv500.com/porsche993p7.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I can't see that providing significant downforce (other than the weight of the wing) unless your going 200mph. It seems way too big to be functional at highway/autox/light track speeds. enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianspi Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Now the Subaru WRC spoiler creates a copious amount of downforce even at low speeds. http://www.htautos.co.uk/images/st/st_finned.jpg enough zip ties and duct tape will fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Over 80 mph and well-designed ones start delivering measurable amounts of downforce. -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TT- Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 not rice, imo. don't get me wrong. it is definitely FUGLY, but on a fast track (notice i said a FAST track) it would be a godsend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMull123 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 It's rice, rice as hell. The plane of the wing looks damn near flat which means there would be almost no downforce. And the fact that it's so high up means he just wants to show it off. 10 bucks says that guy bought that car for REALLY cheap, like 10g's, on it's last leg, painted it and threw some wheels on it and calls it a race car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggtnut Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 All I can say is the guy looked like he was 70+ and the exhaust sounded great. Classic Boxer rumble. Ben (2014 Outback SAP w/ eyesite, 2014 Tribeca Limited, 2006 LGT limited sedan) Subaru Ambassador PNW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 All I can say is the guy looked like he was 70+ and the exhaust sounded great. Classic Boxer rumble. I wouldn't challenge that - there are a lot of old men that has been racing a lot during their years and they know all the tricks. A high wing does not necessarily mean anything else than it will be more effective outside the turbulence caused by the car's body. This will be very effective on some tracks. Also notice the lip over the rear window. This may cause a lower wing to be ineffective. As for being completely flat - no it isn't. It is relatively flat, but you don't want too much either or your front end will be too light and cause the car to understeer. A Porsche is also a car that is notorious for oversteering in moments when the driver loses concentration and a wing can handle a lot here. And with those sides there is additional support that can catch oversteering tendencies so they are also part of the equation. If you see the same car around with different wings on now and then you will know that this is a racing guy that does it seriously. And probably hates to lose too. If you had seen that wing on anything else than a Porsche it could well be a case of Rice. Another high-winged Porsche: http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080206.011/mini3/porsche-gt3-cup-s-race-car-revealed And notice a few more: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Porsche_935 And even more: http://www.911rallyracing.com/ As you can see there are a fair share of high wings on Porsches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonts Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Don't think it is rice ..... Agree 100% with the fugly comments ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBad Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Regardless of whether that wing is really helping in driving around town, its too big compared to most factory Porsche's. Sorry but I call rice on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 You have no idea what 500 whp he is putting down. NOT rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 By the way, there are high-winged Ferrari F40s as well... http://www.nsxfiles.com/images/Vc98%20f40+nsx%20wing.jpg It really all depends...but on these cars, I tend to think it is more functional than aesthetics. I wouldn't feel comfortable with a loose rear end either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs6er Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 As in: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatV8 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 To get good downforce, you need the wing to be in 'clean' air. That wing was designed to have the airfoil in that 'clean' air, nothing rice about it. Now putting it on a street driven car...that is likely driven by the ego of the loose nut behind the wheel. The white 993 at the bottom of the http://www.qv500.com/porsche993p7.php link is just the hawtness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserpro2 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 i don't think it's necessarily rice.....it should be good for track days, but for normal driving it's a bit excessive. i think porsches with wings this big was a sort of common thing in the 90s when they were in the le man or something. and that F40 is not really considered a high wing. it's just slightly or "a tad bit" higher than the stock F40 wing cause that type of spoilers are usually found on the F40GTs which once raced in the Le Mans with the Mclaren F1s and that was part of the design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08leggy Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 It's bigger than the car and ricey as hell. It's really an eye sore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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