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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 04:47 PM
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After pouring over pictures online of apr gtc-200s, I still dont know what to think of the one I installed tonight. The center piece seems to almost want to create lift, while the back plane and side plates tell me I have it raked too much. Thoughts?

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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 06:52 PM
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Your end plates look like they're installed backwards.

Angle of attack in measured from the center cambered edge of the front of the wing to the rear edge. If you have a digital level that works but I just used a flat piece of wood and level app on my phone. I called APR to get some setup advice and they told me to start at 0 degrees and increase by 5 degrees.

There is some good info on APR's site... Link. I am also new to tuning aero mods and will definitely be watching this thread to see if anyone with more experience can chime in.
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 07:24 PM
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Here's the angle from my phone

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So 1.3 deg give or take +/- .4 degree calibrator variation

End plates are at a 17.6 deg slant. I installed those in the way the pre-installed stickers made sense
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 07:31 PM
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I also had to wrestle the turn buckles into place. See how they look a little twisted in the riser?

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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 07:50 PM
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swapped the end plates...looks normal now. I am convinced THMotorsports gets the products that dont pass QC and sell them on the low low
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RedCelica
I also had to wrestle the turn buckles into place. See how they look a little twisted in the riser?

Mine are also a twisted. I actually made the mistake of trying to turn the adjuster with a wrench and stripped one of them. Its easy to just unbolt the bottom of of the adjustable rod, adjust the length and then push it back in.

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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 07:58 PM
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good to know. Glad it's just the stickers that are all wrong
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 08:54 PM
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Those stupid turnbuckles is why I got rid of that wing. I would make a custom mount.
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Old Oct 8, 2015 | 03:47 AM
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make sure the front bolt is loose before adjusting angle...

all the other coments prety much nailed it. i ran about 1* at the center of the wing based on my phone app
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Originally Posted by RedCelica
good to know. Glad it's just the stickers that are all wrong
stickers arent wrong. you have to physically take the end plate from the left and put it on the right side and vice versa, not just flip them over on the same corner
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