What do u guys think about this wing??

[240booster]

ok im goin to try and post this pic on here it's the 1st time i've done this so i hope it works. Neway, I've been wanting to put a wing on my car ever since i got it but i know some of them r really huge and ricey so i didn't want to go with a big ass wing just something kewl and subtle. I really like this wing and it is on at the GroupBuyCenter for only $170!! which is cheap (usually $200-$300) Neway, just wanted to show it to ya and c what ya think, lol i really like it so don't be to harsh lol. THANKS

http://wsphotofews.excite.com/018/Cu/yN/1E/MA40365.jpg

[Kid Zelda]

I think is looks......ok..I guess.
But if you like it, well do it.....thats all that counts....if ur happy with it..do it.

BTW, what are u going to be putting it on? S14, S13 hatch coupe.

I think it would look better on a Coupe.

[KoukiS14]

OMG!!!!!!
I thought I recognized that car... look carefully. . that's an Indiana plate, with county # 79!! haha anyone else see that? =)  That's where I live. . Lafayette, IN. .
I know this guy lol

-Rob

[dmaestro]

Im not a big fan of huge wings.  So...no I do not like that wing.  Suttle or no wings are the best.

haha and I look a bit closer... looks like this pic was taken at AFS, my friend's shop =)

This is a #### of a coincidence lol

-Rob

[240booster]

ROTFLMAO omg!! man that is really weird it is the same car, cause i am ordering it from AFSMotorsports.          And it's goin on a 96 S14

I like it. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[KoukiS14]

NO shit?! hahaha awesome. . AFS is like. . here. .
Shaun kicks ass. . He had a 2.5 RS . . pirty nice. . up until recently, but he gotta MR2. . (91 or so) and he's gonna hook it up haha. . I wanna drive it. .never drove one b4
must be nice to own a shop AND be a full time student

-Rob

[Grant]

you know what would be badass, if that wing can retract into the trunk, &nbsp;like the porsches n shit. then it would be useful and functional.

[misnomer]

Since you're asking for opinions, I don't care for it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> But, it's not about what I like now is it?

[Freak Leash 240]

You should only have a wing like that if your car is a track-only car and it's putting out over 600hp or so, THEN you'd need all that downforce... otherwise it's pointless (especially on that #### Civic).

P.S. All that Civic needs is wings, silver paint and &quot;American Airlines&quot; on each side, and it's ready to take flight! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[LanceS13]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from 240booster on 12:33 am on Nov. 28, 2001
...i didn't want to go with a big ass wing just something kewl and subtle. http://wsphotofews.excite.com/018/Cu/yN/1E/MA40365.jpg
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No offense, but should that statement and pic even be in the same post? &nbsp;IMHO, it's a big ass wing that is neither cool or subtle...sorry.

[Getaway240]

that a pretty big wing. But its rice opps i mean nice ya real nice....

[whateverjames]

uncle ben would approve it

[jay]

I have to agree with Whacked, wings that big are too gaudy and make your car look like a plane. My friends and I always make fun of those civics with combat wings big enough to fly a plane with. NEways you should do what makes you happy. After all its ur $$$$. Just my $.02

[jay]

One more thing. I don't know where you live but when I was back in High School it was fairly common to have your wing (if it was that big) ripped right off your trunk and stolen. I knew some guys that used to do it all the time in Clearwater.

[nismo270r]

Yo Booster...where'd you get the pic of that wing from? &nbsp;Cause like Rob was sayin'...that's our friend's shop here in town. &nbsp;Just wondering where that pic had made it around to. &nbsp;hehe

the only way i'd get a wing like thati s if i could modify it to stand lower with out those ratchet looking arms and if i had a super wide body kit on my car....

What do you guys consider subtle?

[LanceS13]

subtle:
http://www.zilvia.net/images/gallery/s13-1.jpg

[West]

Rice.

rice - a - roni the san francisco treat <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[zephyr]

http://store3.yimg.com/I/jspec_1664_1116819
I dunno if that works
http://store3.yimg.com/I/jspec_1664_1116819
thats the adress

[chickenmanq]

Do you regularly travel over 150 mph and need the extra downforce? If not, I'd say

Ridiculously
ricey wing that increases
drag coefficient.

How's that for a haiku? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>


(Edited by chickenmanq at 3<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>0 pm on Nov. 28, 2001)

[ZeroGS14]

have to say it's pretty rice...I think it goes hand in hand with the altezza taillights on it =X

[MingMing]

disclaimer: everything i say is simply my opinion

first off, civic, they aint gonna hit speeds that can even use that downforce
second, off, civic, they are fwd
third off, civic, with altezzas, i'm sure that civic is not altezza tuned, and do not deserve altezza tails, esp when it makes em look uglier
fourth, that spoiler is ugly, i personally like the rounder spoilers and not the bony sheet metal looking kinds

all that added together gives you...
&lt;[email protected][email protected]~~=&gt;

[Yoshi]

HAHAHHAHAAHA!
OMFG!
HAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA!
ok ok ok ... seriously now...
MingMing said EXACTLY everything I wanted to... OMFG that's funny, funny that mingming didn't leave me anything to do but laugh also! thx mingming! I was having a pretty crap day til read this <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

-Yoshi

[BlankFlip]

sounds like u found that 2 funny.... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[nismo270r]

This is what I consider subtle. I love the look of the CWest mini spoiler...reminds me of the M5 spoiler. I definitely want this after I take my factory one off...Hey...Anyone out there with an emerald blue '95-'96 base model without the spoiler that would like to trade trunk lids for one with a spoiler? :biggrin: Anyways...this is Rich Bjornson's ride from <a href="www.fatman-racing.com" target='_blank'>www.fatman-racing.com</a>

<a href="http://www.fatman-racing.com/240sx/RPB/gallery.htm" target='_blank'>http://www.fatman-racing.com/240sx/RPB/gallery.htm</a>

[vancouvers14]

i saw a funny civic yesterday that wanted to race me. &nbsp;mid 90's coupe, black wheels (ie. he took off his hubcaps), stock exhaust, giant aluminum wing, kid with bleached hair. &nbsp;i didn't wanna even bother...

[chickenmanq]

No no no! &nbsp;It's your duty to frickin' stuff every one of the stupid weedwacker exhaust civics whenever they want to race! &nbsp;ESPECIALLY if it has a huge aluminum wing! &nbsp;Did he have a resonator tip? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[MingMing]

heh glad i cud make ur day better <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

[DSC]

Yes, I think all spoilers of that type are pretty ricy. IF I ever put a new rear spoiler on my car I'm gona get this bomex one.
http://www.angelfire.com/dc/dsc240/bomex anybody think thats ricy?

[ZeroGS14]

Hmmm if I change the Do-Luck wing on my car I'd go with a wing from Hiro...it's hard to find a pic of it since the speedlab.com site went down...but yeah its kinda like that boomex one but better and a little less pronounced.

[240booster]

OK OK OK ... aight ya've had ur fun. 1st thing i really like the look of these wings i think it completes the GT style im goin for plus this is the only &quot;ricey&quot; thing im really goin to put on my car so im allowed one thing :-P. And #### no of course i don't drive around at 150 mph everyday im just doing it for the look isn't that what everyspoiler or ne kind of wing on a car is for, it's just for looks. Plus, That IS A SUBLTE WING, lmao it's only supposed to be like 8 inches tall i think and #### at least it don't hang up there even with the roof line and have 3 wings on it protrudin out everywhere. And when i say subtle, i mean subtle for a wing all u guys have put up there r spoilers i don't want a spoiler. Finally, i guess it's 2 different worlds from where i live and ya'll do. Because down here in alabama people don't even know what &quot;ricey&quot; means cause imports r a smaaallllll minority down here. Neway thanxs for the criticism though LMAO :-P

[West]

DSC: Thats the kind of wing I like, I just cant find one I like. The bomex one in the picture hangs off the tail to much. Now I am looking for a wing like that for a s13 coupe.

[BlankFlip]

i agree, that's the only thing i don't like about them, that they hang off the tail 2 much, other than that i think they're pretty cool.

[HippoSleek]

Dayum - my color car does look good with powder coated wheels <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> &nbsp;

As for the spoiler... Height - actually to have a spoiler function on an s14, it needs to be that high to get into clean air. &nbsp;HOWEVER, unless you do some windtunnel testing, all that clean air is more likely to put a dent in your trunk lid than help your high speed stability. &nbsp;BRW: the best thing about multi-wing spoilers is that you can use them to store books. &nbsp;I saw a photo from a rice-arrest type page where they found this car with a GTR wing, stocked it with paperbacks and knick knacks and took a photo (I really wish I would have saved it!).

RICE

[my240likenoother]

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http://store3.yimg.com/I/jspec_1664_1116819
I dunno if that works
http://store3.yimg.com/I/jspec_1664_1116819
thats the adress
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you guys kill me sometimes some of you dont know you ####### from your face
this is a good looking wing do you reay thing that a 2 pound wing is going to slow you down??
sorry to tell you that it has no efect on the car execpt &nbsp;around 80mph then the wing has a use there is not enouf drag on these wings enought to efect your car &nbsp;in the 1/4 mile the most any of these wings on this topic will slow you down is about 0.004 sec
well i think i can risk that 0.004 slower to have some style to the car

and thats my 4 cents

[Takumi]

Aluminum wings just screams out, &quot;TEH FAST AND TEH FURIEOUS%@^%!!!!111&quot;. Just not my cup of tea. &gt;_&lt;

Gotta love that 180SX Type X wing that zephyr posted.

[HippoSleek]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from my240likenoother on 4:51 pm on Nov. 29, 2001
You guys kill me sometimes. &nbsp;Some of you dont know your ####### from your face. &nbsp;This is a good looking wing. &nbsp;Do you really think that a 2 pound wing is going to slow you down??
Sorry to tell you that it has no effect on the car, except at around 80mph - then the wing has a use. &nbsp;There is not enough drag on these wings. &nbsp;[Not] enough to effect your car in the 1/4 mile. &nbsp;The most any of these wings on this topic will slow you down is about 0.004 sec. &nbsp;Well i think i can risk that 0.004 slower to have some style to the car.

and thats my 4 cents
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Easy killer;). &nbsp;First off, I think that the Type X wing and the others were added as examples of nice looking wings that give your car style without looking stupid (The wing at issue is that 8-12 inch high touring car looking thing). &nbsp;I think other fine examples would be the Nismo, small Bomex, or Do-Luck wings (since it IS an s14 we are talking about). &nbsp;The one for the Silvia Aero would be a good choice if you want a functional wing, as it works in clean air - but is too large for some of us.

As for the drag coef., most wings, incl. the factory spoiler and the Nismo version, don't do a #### thing on an s14. &nbsp;Not even 0.0004! &nbsp;That one, however would due to its height. &nbsp;Also, since functional ground effects generally begin to work at speeds of about 50 mph, the driver *may* feel some slight effects. &nbsp;I say this b/c I know people who have built splitters, undertrays, and lips that have made noticeable differences in the feel of the car at highway speeds. &nbsp;And yes, I've actually seen dents in the trunks of Civics from running a wing very similar to this one.

I don't think anyone here is against style and we know that it won't slow us down, but I think we all like to see some level of taste. &nbsp;I think what you said is absolutely accurate, but it seems like you didn't quite get the tone. &nbsp;Just trying to interpret...

[thewholefnshow]

Honestly I woould worry a littel about the downforce that thing creates in offramps... pushing around those at 80 with an downforce would make the front of the car light and squirmy... I kinda like the wing.. very fast and furious, but dunno if I would put one on my car.

[my240likenoother]

i was just tryig to get the point that the wings that was posted on this topic r not at all rice as some people said
and i say yes that the wings that stick off the trunk more than 18&quot; are &nbsp;redicklus and i have seen twisted trunks from it also &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[kitoro]

wow... that wuz pretty heated.
guess you guys are pretty hard on anything that's remotely 'ricey'

I personally find GT wings to be nice on the silvia/240 and the GTR, those are the only 2 cars (families) which look sweet in the wing.

plus the dude chose the wing obviously to go for a GT look... not to be any crazy rice ornament.
my friend who used to be on this board has a crazy S14 and has a GT wing on it now too... i think it looks even more aggressive than before... it depends on ur taste.
altho 'subtle' isn't the word i'd use to describe the wing tho.

[Takumi]

Well, to be honest, GT style wings usually look fine on larger sports cars with a large amount of rear trunk space. If it's on a CRX, Integra hatchback, or anything with little to no rear trunk space for a wing of that size, then it's frickin' ridiculous.

[240booster]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from kitoro on 1:39 am on Dec. 1, 2001
wow... that wuz pretty heated.
guess you guys are pretty hard on anything that's remotely 'ricey'

I personally find GT wings to be nice on the silvia/240 and the GTR, those are the only 2 cars (families) which look sweet in the wing.

plus the dude chose the wing obviously to go for a GT look... not to be any crazy rice ornament.
my friend who used to be on this board has a crazy S14 and has a GT wing on it now too... i think it looks even more aggressive than before... it depends on ur taste.
altho 'subtle' isn't the word i'd use to describe the wing tho.

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Thanks man, ya i guess subtle isn't really the right word for it and i am by no means a ricer, peeps in here do flip out over nething remotely ricey it's just i think it will look kewl not like im goin to freak out and turn it into a .... (speaks quietly so noone will freak out) honda :-shhh lol o welll when i get it on i will post pics of it and u all can comment on what ya think again.

[chrislc]

too big. imo