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What do you think of this eBay item
Saturday, August 16, 2008 6:01 AM
http://cgi.ebay.ca/VORTEKZ-UNIVERSAL-ROOF-VORTEX-GENERATOR-PRIMER-10-PIECE_W0QQitemZ300249737131QQihZ020QQcategoryZ33638QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I already installed these and i think they look sweet, i call them butterfly shredders, what do you guys think? They look Ricey to me and i would not put them on any other car except my Cav since it matches the style and colors of my car. They put these on a upper rear-windshield wing on lancer Evo's and Wrx STI's, airplanes too

Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Saturday, August 16, 2008 11:42 AM
looks pretty generic to me




Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:42 PM
Not a fan. Makes it look like your cars a fish.
Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Saturday, August 16, 2008 3:22 PM
how bout' some pics! i want 2 see this!



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Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Saturday, August 16, 2008 4:29 PM
Pretty stupid IMO. It looks like crap on the Evo MR, why would it look any better on any other car.



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Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:41 PM
Hypsy (TRU TurboSport Cav) wrote:Pretty stupid IMO. It looks like crap on the Evo MR, why would it look any better on any other car.


Always been more of a fan of function above form, myself. If that wind tunnel test is for real, I would consider it... track only of course, 'cause it is a little on the hideous side...


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Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Saturday, August 16, 2008 8:48 PM
I'd like it if I was going for the dinosaur look.

maybe it looks good on your car though.
I also support the petition for pics
Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:20 AM
I have some pic's on my computer, how do i upload them? I have a massive aluminum spoiler so my car does look pretty Jurassic, but i like it.
Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Sunday, August 17, 2008 6:22 AM
I need to wash my car, i was out in the country yesterday. I need to snap some better pictures with my new headlights and no hood scoop.
Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:39 AM


If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything, its my car.
Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:40 AM
Car domain

sorry for the quad post

Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Sunday, August 17, 2008 10:26 AM
for the lazy










not my taste at all but if its what you like right on



Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:03 PM
cant say im a fan at all.




Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Sunday, August 17, 2008 1:12 PM
^^ me neither....but to each his own.



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Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Monday, August 18, 2008 10:14 AM
cant say i,m a fan of them or that wing sorry


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Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Monday, August 18, 2008 11:02 AM
nothing about that looks planned out or like its meant to work together. it looks cheap and useless.

function > form.



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Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Monday, August 18, 2008 11:44 AM
Kudos to the seller for resisting the mad tyte JDM sales pitch...



Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:30 AM
I was not asking for opinions of my car or how it looks, i wanted to know if you think the fins are useless or have a use.
Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:41 AM
Well....both the fins and that giant wing are useless.

There ya go



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Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:26 PM
Hypsy (TRU TurboSport Cav) wrote:Well....both the fins and that giant wing are useless.

yeah, theyre pretty useless. you drive a cavalier, not a ferrari, and dont need massive downforce or that intricate of aerodynamics




Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:58 PM
I love the disclaimer under the wind-tunnel graphic.

"Wind Tunnel Testing Diagram is based on previous research of a similar item".

Translation:

"We doctored this graphic because these fins don't do sh*t, and neither did the first version".



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Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:44 PM


I have to say that the image is only selectively labeled. The before image actually shows cleaner airflow behind the car, and the after shows more turbulence, which is another word for drag. If you have a pure track car that can go fast enough for a spoiler/wing to be effective, get them, try them, and see if you notice better grip in the corners.

Just because the car is FF doesn't mean that a wing is useless, just that it isn't as useful. Having grip on the rears is still important when you're going around a corner, otherwise you'll end up "power"sliding. Emphasis on sliding. Grip is always the fastest way around a (paved) corner, and particularly so with FF cars (which is why reducing understeer is key when setting up a track car, but that's another whole can of worms). RWD cars can get away with a very slight slip angle and still maintain their optimal speed, but that is only because of the nature of the driveline. Watch a stock car race with a stationary camera set up to look in the direction of travel and you'll see what I mean.
Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:57 PM
thats close to one of the stupidest things ive seen in a long time. money is better spent on a turbonator





Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 6:50 AM
Vortex generators have been wind tunnel tested and yes, they actually do something.
Check out number 15




Wind Tunnel analysis

link to actual product tested

link to the correct way to put them on



Re: What do you think of this eBay item
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:19 AM
makes me mmiss my z-car....not that i would be putting these on it....but still....




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