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Do I really need it? probably not, but anything to compensate for the lack of my driving skill should help.
I haven't had the chance to take it to the track yet, but I can actually feel the difference on the road and on my private testing area (long company's driveway).
It has enough down force on the rear-end to make the car feel "almost" like a RWD car. At speeds, the car feels much more stable than the stock wing. What impressed me the most, Last weekend, going with the traffic (around 80mph), with 25-30mph wind/45mph gust, the car felt very stable as if it wasn't windy at all.
I don't plan on keeping it on the car for the occasional daily drive, I just mounted it for fitment testing and to see if it actually makes a difference.
I haven't had the chance to take it to the track yet, but I can actually feel the difference on the road and on my private testing area (long company's driveway).
It has enough down force on the rear-end to make the car feel "almost" like a RWD car. At speeds, the car feels much more stable than the stock wing. What impressed me the most, Last weekend, going with the traffic (around 80mph), with 25-30mph wind/45mph gust, the car felt very stable as if it wasn't windy at all.
I don't plan on keeping it on the car for the occasional daily drive, I just mounted it for fitment testing and to see if it actually makes a difference.
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I put some masking tape in between (temperately)
Not yet
The CF part is super light, but with the brackets, it weights as much as the stock wing. The trunk opens without a problem, just like with the stock wing; it only hits the antenna a little. The antenna is flexible and just bend back about 1-2", that's it.
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And as for popping the trunk, there's no issues. Since the wing weighs a bit more and it leans backwards where the center of gravity is pushed rearward - the trunk does NOT fly open. Mine won't open at all. Now if it's during the install, be careful as with NO wing; it'll fly up in an instant!
Pic of mine from last year:
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Or, did you have to take additional action to get the car to turn in again, such as changing alignment, or increasing rear spring/rear swaybar rate?
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It will cause problems if you don't have extra front downforce; yes. On my car at the track it brought back all the understeer that I'd been working so hard to get rid of. The reason - because the wing truely does what it's supposed to do and creates rear downforce! But you'll need more in the front to balance it out; trust me.