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Vortex generator for the X (Pulled a James Bond on APR PERFORMANCE!)

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Old May 20, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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I'll be waiting for a functional one
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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That would be a cool little detail! It might give us about 10 hp...
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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An APR widebody. Whoaaa!. That's going to be wide as ****. They usually add 45mm per fender in their widebodies. What's the widest tire can you fit in the Evo Xs stock fenders? Is it 305mm? With 45mm more that would probably allow 395mm wide tires. That's a grip load more of grip. It's possible you might not be able to fit that width, though. Because suspension components might get in the way.

Is the rear bumper diffuser on the X actually functional?
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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well if you guys havent checked out APR's products for the evo 8-9 they look real niiice I've seen some VG from other companys but there's just something about there weaving that makes the products look crazy!!!
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by VincentX
An APR widebody. Whoaaa!. That's going to be wide as ****. They usually add 45mm per fender in their widebodies. What's the widest tire can you fit in the Evo Xs stock fenders? Is it 305mm? With 45mm more that would probably allow 395mm wide tires. That's a grip load more of grip. It's possible you might not be able to fit that width, though. Because suspension components might get in the way.

Is the rear bumper diffuser on the X actually functional?
i hope soo lol...all i know is the rear diffuser has little air vents to help out the stock exhaust too cool down..there little vents next to the license plate
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Old May 20, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Took me a minute to realize what a Vortex Generator was... Sho is a fancy name for some plastic spikes... It sounds like something that could open up a trans-dimensional portal to superman's opposite world.


Oh noezz... Lex Luther has obtained the Vortex Generator!!! RUUNNN!!!
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Old May 20, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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^ yeah its a crazy little name....
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Old May 20, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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Our Antenna bases are different so that VG on the 1st page wouldn't work.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DirectorSe7en
Our Antenna bases are different so that VG on the 1st page wouldn't work.
yup! thats correct!
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Old May 20, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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Do the SSS X and the base X have different antenna bases?
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Old May 21, 2008 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Monkeykungphu
Took me a minute to realize what a Vortex Generator was... Sho is a fancy name for some plastic spikes... It sounds like something that could open up a trans-dimensional portal to superman's opposite world.


Oh noezz... Lex Luther has obtained the Vortex Generator!!! RUUNNN!!!
The name is derived from their function: they generate a vortex, which is high momentum turbulent air that forces a reattachment of a seperated boundary layer along a divergent slope. I dont know what else you would call it?
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Old May 21, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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The name is derived from their function: they generate a vortex, which is high momentum turbulent air that forces a reattachment of a seperated boundary layer along a divergent slope. I dont know what else you would call it?
I'd call it treason... I think you work for Lex Luther!


Superman's gonna show you.... you'll see.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by VincentX
An APR widebody. Whoaaa!. That's going to be wide as ****. They usually add 45mm per fender in their widebodies. What's the widest tire can you fit in the Evo Xs stock fenders? Is it 305mm? With 45mm more that would probably allow 395mm wide tires. That's a grip load more of grip. It's possible you might not be able to fit that width, though. Because suspension components might get in the way.

Is the rear bumper diffuser on the X actually functional?

They are purely cosmetic, they do look like diffusers; this applies to both the evo X and the JDM evo 9 rear bumper
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Old May 21, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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On the other hand the APR and the Varis for example are REAL FUNCTIONAL diffusers!
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Old May 21, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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according the mitsu, because of the other aerodynamic enhancements, and undercar diffuser, the X doesn't need a VG
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