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car looks great overall. 
the wing clearly serves a purpose but for street driving... it's a bit loud. i suppose there isn't much flexibility (in terms of quickly removing it for street and installing it for track) since it's chassis mounted?
the wing clearly serves a purpose but for street driving... it's a bit loud. i suppose there isn't much flexibility (in terms of quickly removing it for street and installing it for track) since it's chassis mounted?
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I don't know that the wing is any more effecting on this mount than it would be on a standard trunk mount. It's mounted to the chassis which is better but I don't know how much of a difference it really makes.
Again, someone correct me if I am wrong.
The taller the wing is, the cleaner the air which means the downforce increases.
However, your lever analogy is wrong. If you're talking about a taller wing, you wouldn't get a linear improvement in downforce with a taller stand. The stand itself does not act as a multiplier for downforce, either. The longitudinal distance (horizontal distance) from the wing pressure center to the rear wheel is an effective lever and you want to MINIMIZE that distance because the further back from the rear wheel the wing is, the greater the TORQUE/moment around that rear wheel, causing front end lift.
You want the rear downforce to be applied directly above the rear wheels so that it minimizes front end left. However, that is not practical as the wing would have to be very tall to get into the air stream at that point, so most designs move it backwards to the end of the trunk area.
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