STi spoiler - Is it functional?

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Aug 28, 2004 | 09:35 AM

wrxgofast

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STi spoiler - Is it functional?

Picked up an 04 STi last week. Has anyone done testing on a track with and without the spoiler to see if it does anything? It looks to me like it would provide little down force.

Aug 28, 2004 | 09:53 AM

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It provides downforce at speeds greater than 80 m.p.h.

Aug 28, 2004 | 09:58 AM

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A few people I know say they can really feel the difference at 100+ mph at the track.

Aug 28, 2004 | 12:06 PM

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Thanks for your replies. I'm glad it does something, cause it sure is high up there!

Aug 28, 2004 | 12:59 PM

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in my opinion, the reason for the spoiler being so high is because there has been previous versions where the spoiler is completely in the way of your rear view. second, i actually have a different look on how the spoiler works on the new sti. all the spoilers that came on the jdm sti's, the top blade was more angled downwards towards the front of the car. where as the new sti's seems to angle downwards towards the back of the car. because of this, i think the reason they did that was so the rear of the sti would rotate around the track. just my 2 cents