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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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STi Wing? I mean seriously.... It's like a bookshelf! I dunno, I've only taken her up to high enough speeds like a hand full of times in the middle of the night, and we'll the car feels great. No "floaty" feeling, but I dunno.... Anyway, debating if I should keep it or go wingless.. 2007 limited mini spoiler lookin mighty nice right now...

Convince me otherwise!

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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 08:49 AM
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MEH some

but you still hve the c pillar wing thing
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 08:51 AM
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I'll leave the vane.....

I'm just saying.... I dunno bout the full on IKEA wing anymoar
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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If you remove the wing, your gonna have to cover the holes on the trunk. Doing a trunk swap with someone who has a wingless trunk would be the best thing to do. The sti limited mini spolier is pretty nice looking.
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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don't worry i know where u can get a bucket of bondo original formula if you ever decide to ditch the shelf
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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yeah been lookin at the limited spoiler ever since the car came out. So I figured the vane, and the limited spoiler would look pretty clean.

Though I still need to put soap on my car and drive slow, so that I can make huge bubbles with my current wing
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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i remember when i took off my wrx wing. At high speed the car didn't feel very stable.
Regular street driving, it won't make a difference
Trunk swap would be best if you can find someone willing to swap a wingless trunk with ur sti one.
otherwise you'll end up with 14 holes on top.
or buy the voltex trunk cover and cover it up.
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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I've tracked my car with and without my spoiler and for tracks like big willow and even button willow, spoilers and aero makes a difference.

In terms of street use. Spoilers are useless imo but for track use its a different story
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by LifePlaza
I've tracked my car with and without my spoiler and for tracks like big willow and even button willow, spoilers and aero makes a difference.

In terms of street use. Spoilers are useless imo but for track use its a different story
Ya thats what i figured... I don't know when I will ever goto the track again. So yeah... I guess I could always look for a salvaged trunk, paint it, then get the limited spoiler... And just swap out the trunk SHOULD i ever hit the track again..

yeah.. still on the fence on this one... (tick...tock....tick....tock)
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:21 AM
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wingless ftw.
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:25 AM
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wingless ftw.
+1!
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by UberMaus
Ya thats what i figured... I don't know when I will ever goto the track again. So yeah... I guess I could always look for a salvaged trunk, paint it, then get the limited spoiler... And just swap out the trunk SHOULD i ever hit the track again..

yeah.. still on the fence on this one... (tick...tock....tick....tock)
Carbon trunk from ait racing
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by LifePlaza
Carbon trunk from ait racing
carbon for the wing or wingless




Do they make a replica limited spoiler?

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Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by UberMaus
STi Wing? I mean seriously.... It's like a bookshelf! I dunno, I've only taken her up to high enough speeds like a hand full of times in the middle of the night, and we'll the car feels great. No "floaty" feeling, but I dunno.... Anyway, debating if I should keep it or go wingless.. 2007 limited mini spoiler lookin mighty nice right now...

Convince me otherwise!

kplzthx

I believe the STi wing produces 80lbs of down force at 80mph. That's what I've read.
Old Nov 4, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by GotBoost?
I believe the STi wing produces 80lbs of down force at 80mph. That's what I've read.
oh rly



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