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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 08:22 PM
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Default Effectively reducing rear lift...

I read somewhere that at 100mph the rear of the S2000 produces ~80lbs of lift while the front remains neutral. I was wondering if there are any aero products out there that have measured numbers in regards to their effect on lift/drag when put on the car.

I would assume companies like Mugen would have some kind of documented tests.

Would an underbody splitter/diffuser (like the ones available from Science of Speed) produce better results?
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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- 3D wing
- Small spoiler/wing (best used with a hardtop)
- Undertray
- Rear bumper cutouts
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Old Aug 21, 2004 | 11:45 PM
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what is this undertray thing you speak of JL9000 ?
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 01:32 AM
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If you reduce the rear end the front will start to lift drastically.......

If your talking over 100mph, I would go with a GT spoiler (3D) a front splitter and front canards........ That combination will drastically reduce lift all around....
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Old Aug 22, 2004 | 03:47 AM
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You don't need a big wing. Get a hardtop, front splitter (OEM will work fine), and a small Gurney. It'll still look real clean, but reduce lift significantly. If you want to stick like glue for trackwork, you'll need extensive body mods. PM the track whores for info... Ludedude, krazik, cthree, davepk, etc. They use 10ft wide triplke deckers.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 12:15 AM
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This one works...


Another angle...
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 10:19 AM
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Nice.........
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by s4m222,Aug 22 2004, 02:45 AM
what is this undertray thing you speak of JL9000 ?


more here-

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...ic=208164&st=0
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 02:00 PM
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jp actually no that one doesn't work anymore. thats why you guys switched

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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 03:29 PM
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Doesn't look like it'll fit in the garage.
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