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Sep 30, 2007 | 09:48 AM

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Jeffrey Song

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Originally Posted by MULDER,Sep 26 2007, 08:47 AM

Molded wing?

BTW, a spoiler and a wing are two different things.

A wing is a type of spoiler.

Sep 30, 2007 | 10:19 AM

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Alexs '05

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey Song,Sep 30 2007, 01:48 PM

A wing is a type of spoiler.

Spoilers for automobiles are often incorrectly confused with, or even used interchangeably with, wings.

Automotive wings are devices whose intended design is to actually generate downforce as air passes around them, not simply disrupt existing airflow patterns.

Whereas a spoiler is an aerodynamic device attached to an automobile whose intended design function is to 'spoil' unfavorable air movement across a body of a vehicle of some kind in motion. This can result in improved vehicle stability by decreasing lift or decreasing drag that may cause unpredictable handling in a car at speed.

Seem like 2 completely different things to me with 2 seperate purposes.