The way I see it, that wing probly costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to be designed, produced , and put on our cars. If it wasn't helpful, they wouldn't have done it. Think about it, this isn't a civic, it's a streetable race car, we don't even have cruise control but we got that big *** wing...use it! Plus it's sexy as hell anyways One of the few things that defines an Evo, well, and Evo!

 

ok.. but nobody answered about the RS... they dont come with a wing. if our cars where MADE to have the wing.. They would come with it too.. RS and any other model can get to the same stock top speed so wouldnt u think they would put at least something on the RS?

 

I read once the wing produces 205 lbs of down force @ 120mph but im not sure if those are figured they actually tested in a wind tunnel or just an estimation.

^ pretty turbulent.

I do know the STI's wing provides more down force and i believe they produce closer to 300lbs of down force.

 

^ that's why mitsu came up with the rear roof vortex generators to help the rear wing.

 

will removing spoiler have any effect on 1/4 times?

 

Thanks for all the feedback; I'll keep it on.

I found the vortex generator technical document; if anyone has the one on the rear wing, I'd sincerely appreciate a link.

 

No offense to the rs owners, but there's a reason most people use them for drag racing. They're are the lightest and also most featureless evo's out there. The only reason they have the same top speed is because they let it have the same motor. Even the body is lighter and skinier so they had to do extra braces to stiffen it back up.

 

uhh what?

The RS is not supposed to be a drag car and its chassis is not less stiff then the regular evo. The reason that the rs has no features and not even a rear wing is ebcause it is supposed to be a track car. Many people who take their evos to the track upgrade the wing to a gt wing, add coilovers, add better tires, try to make thier car as light as possible so they take out radio, a/c, etc. So the RS is for them

 

^^ exactly. The RS is a bare bones evo for people that want to upgrade everything. The wing's not there because typically that's changed on a serious track car. That other people besides racers have found reasons to own an RS is a bonus for Mitsu.

 

The panels on the car are all lighter/thinner than the regular gsr's/mr's. Sure most of them become race cars for people that want to upgrade everything. It makes sense why pay extra for something thats coming off anyway. Although that subject in itself is questionable as well. A lot of guys consider themselves hardcore enthusiasts so they buy a light rs and upgrade things that you can do with ought just to wind up in the same place as a less modified enthusiast that knows his s&*t. Also if mitsu didn't think the car could use more bracing than the gsr/mr how do you explain the rs trunk bar?

But anyway sorry for the off topic post. The wing works . I personally like how a wingless evo looks but rather retain the evo image and not fishtail when i let off the gas on a "closed course".

 

I never said it was supposed to be used for drag racing. I said most serious drag cars are rs's. This is because as you stated the rs is a better platform for an all out car. Why pay for things like ac and power windows and radio ect. When they're all getting ripped out right?

 

you know i have often wondered this too, as when driving at freeway speeds ay 75-85 mph in the rain, there is standing water on the spoiler. if that thing did much good at those speeds, no water could stand there i wouldnt think.

 

140+ with and with out the wing you can tell a difference

 

You just weren't going fast enough . Also most of the air flows under the wing until you reach higher speeds. The vortex generator further enhances this effect.

I think it's very functional. Not only can you feel the difference with it off but if you look at the shape of it even thats functional. This is no park bench, the bottom has a big curve comapared to the top so that the air going under moves slower than the top. Therefore we get downforce, turn it upside down and we have lift(thats a no no).

 

The wing creates downforce which is pretty much drag. Less drag equates to better acceleration. You wont be nearly going fast enough in your evo down the strip to feel or see the effect.