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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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i used dropfedz's car because of the angle and the wheels. wing is from viper competition coupe. the idea for this chop is a twin turbo car to maintain stability at high speed. got rid of the popup headlights too, and the stock spoiler.




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that spoiler is retarded, should of used a civic for the chop. looks good without the stock spoiler and pop up headlights
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Originally Posted by LS1>girlfriend
that spoiler is retarded, should of used a civic for the chop.
you do realize the stock spoiler is useless for downforce...
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thats alright with me, i think the stock spoiler looks good. ive taken my Camaro up to 155+ and didnt leave the road or drift around, how high speed are you talking about?
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I can't give you a link but I believe someone did some testing on the stock TA spoilers and they actually do work very well. (not the formula and v6 ones) I'll try to search it.
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I actually like it! it looks like a privateer trans am car.
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could you post a pic without a spoiler? that would just look wicked imo
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Originally Posted by LS1>girlfriend
could you post a pic without a spoiler? that would just look wicked imo
w/o a spoiler it looks like a taurus
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Originally Posted by LS1>girlfriend
that spoiler is retarded, should of used a civic for the chop. looks good without the stock spoiler and pop up headlights
Yeah.... thats a pretty useless comment. Just because ricers put that stuff on their cars doesn't automatically make it "ricer". Those spoilers are used in racing. NASCAR now uses them for their "future" cars or whatever.

Gran Turismo features these spoilers for all their cars, and seeing as how that is the most realistic driving game probably ever made, then it most go for something. The spoiler adds down-force, keeps the car stable and actually increases the over all performance of the car. If he plans on making his car a race car then by all means it's defiantly a worth while investment. The stock T/A spoiler adds absolutely dick for down-force.

See image below. If they'll put it on a Corvette race car (C6R featured below) then I see no reason why its rice.

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Originally Posted by LS1>girlfriend
thats alright with me, i think the stock spoiler looks good. ive taken my Camaro up to 155+ and didnt leave the road or drift around, how high speed are you talking about?
I forgot to include this in my previous response. I meant to ask, did your car turn off in the process of going over 155? The speedo only goes up to 150 in the V8 equipped cars, and most shut off around 130-140.....
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Function over Form, it may not b pretty but it serves a purpose
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I actually like how it looks. I see a front spoiler in store as well... And maybe a way to solidify the front license plate cover to the bumper to make it all one peice, but still retaining the "bird". I think it would definitely be a winner!
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Is it just me, or does the T/A back kind of look like an RX-7 rear?



Back on topic, that T/A really isn't my cup of tea. I don't really like the Firehawk hood, non flip-up headlights, the Formula bumper, and the wheels. The rear though, with the CETA and tips, is dead sexy.

I guess the rear is all that matters anyway... Since that's all that anyone would see with a TT T/A.
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Originally Posted by spazzyfry123
I actually like how it looks. I see a front spoiler in store as well... And maybe a way to solidify the front license plate cover to the bumper to make it all one peice, but still retaining the "bird". I think it would definitely be a winner!
also added the side exhaust




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Originally Posted by phantomzer0
Yeah.... thats a pretty useless comment. Just because ricers put that stuff on their cars doesn't automatically make it "ricer". Those spoilers are used in racing. NASCAR now uses them for their "future" cars or whatever.

Gran Turismo features these spoilers for all their cars, and seeing as how that is the most realistic driving game probably ever made, then it most go for something. The spoiler adds down-force, keeps the car stable and actually increases the over all performance of the car. If he plans on making his car a race car then by all means it's defiantly a worth while investment. The stock T/A spoiler adds absolutely dick for down-force.

See image below. If they'll put it on a Corvette race car (C6R featured below) then I see no reason why its rice.

lets not forget the meaning of rice - race inspired cosmetic enhancements. the spoiler is race inspired, proof is provided in your picture above and until it's been wind tunnel proven im still calling it rice. as for your other post . i also have video of 140 mph, i have buried the needle befor. this video was in responce to the guys doing "140" in the cobra. video
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seriously love those tailights ive had that idea for a while now. I think theyre awesome
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It looks like a Trans Am GT/ Le Mans racing car...NICE. I am a GT racing fan, I like it. The first picture the wing looks a little low, but the rear shot with the diffuser is awesome.

LOL @ calling it rice.
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Originally Posted by bdr_ws6
It looks like a Trans Am GT/ Le Mans racing car...NICE. I am a GT racing fan, I like it. The first picture the wing looks a little low, but the rear shot with the diffuser is awesome.

LOL @ calling it rice.

just like this isnt rice . its a project car, the guy is turning it into lemans race car. so that means this isnt rice right? LOL @ your taste

just proving that different people have different taste. i agree with the form over function but until the function is proven and not guessed its still a Race Inspired Cosmetic Enhancment.

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Old Apr 8, 2007 | 02:41 AM
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kinda reminds me of a Iroc car. Good job on the headlights the wing kinda sits odd imo



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