Canards/Dive Planes/Whiskers

**Al Wyn** · 23 March 2009, 20:54

Bad link Simon

**simon44** · 23 March 2009, 21:58

Thanks for the heads up - if you cut and paste - caterham whiskers - into Google its first on the page...

**HPmuirt** · 24 March 2009, 00:28

Originally posted by simon44

Hi, has anyone considered fitting these little carbon whiskers to the front of their car?

Hell no!!!

Originally posted by simon44

I put a set on the front of my Caterham and they worked really well creating more down force at the front end and more turn in.

My RS2 is a completely different beast and I probably wont be taking it on the track but as I am having some bodywork done to the car I thought that I could add these to the front bumper while I'm at it...

The Caterham weighs as much as a small house brick and has the aerodynamic properties to match. Small winglets could therefore make a difference to the front grip for initial turn in.

The RS2 weighs as much as a small country but is fairly aerodynamic. The lack of turn in is more likely to be due to the fact that there is a large lump of pig-iron suspended between the headlights. Small winglets will not make a blind bit of difference except to make a motoring icon look considerably more Chavish

WALK AWAY FROM THE CHAVLETS!!!!

Cheers n

Si

**stiglet** · 24 March 2009, 00:44

What he said.

**simon44** · 24 March 2009, 11:32

Mmm, that's what I thought...after persuasion! I was inspired by seeing a GT40 with a small set on at Goodwood on Saturday. Again different car/layout, but did much reading on the interweb last night and apparentley these winglets are suprisingly effective at creating downforce as well as pushing air upwards down the side of the car and preventing it from disappearing underneath which potentially causes air disruption or lift at speed. I'd be interested to test them on the track particulalry with all the spare time I dont have at the moment!

**Fat Audi 80** · 24 March 2009, 12:35

Originally posted by stiglet

What he said.

x2

Leave the poor little RS2 alone. If it needed winglets, Porsche would have put them on!

Cheers,

Steve.

**simon44** · 24 March 2009, 14:31

Ok! Well how about a rear wing..?!

**lind4hl** · 24 March 2009, 15:36

**Fat Audi 80** · 24 March 2009, 15:51

/\ /\ /\ Perfect....

**Rusty** · 24 March 2009, 16:03

Have a look at the thread I did about the Audi 80 Competition front spoiler here. That's available through Aelred. Looks pretty neat and tidy...

**lind4hl** · 24 March 2009, 17:26

i forgot to reply about the canardwings. i have thought about this too. maybe it could look awesome with some more mods. i will do an more serious photoshop with this if i find any good picture

Edit:

it may look awesome, i might try it myself

**Keeper of The Kitten** · 24 March 2009, 18:17

Dive planes - a very high drag way of generating downforce.

**simon44** · 24 March 2009, 21:55

lind4hl, I've just fallen off the sofa laughing - that's a classic! Very funny! I think this might take off!!!

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