View Poll Results: Do you prefer the look of an RX-8 with or without a spoiler?
No spoiler, please!
62
27.80%
Definitely WITH a spoiler...
135
60.54%
I don't give a fuck.
26
11.66%
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Poll: Spoiler vs. No Spoiler
01-07-2007 | 09:21 PM
#28
Insanely Yellow
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2,093
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From: Buffalo Grove IL
Originally Posted by 1.3L
When I bought my RX-8, the dealer offered me a choice; stock spoiler or blue lights in the wheel wells. I took the spoiler.
1.3L
1.3L
01-07-2007 | 09:30 PM
#30
II SOCIETY
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,077
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From: The Bay Area
Originally Posted by StewC625
...95% of aftermarket spoilers look completely stupid...absolutely NONE of those spoiler do dick for the aerodynamics of the car - they just increase drag...None of the spoilers added any downforce whatsoever to the car, and actually decreased the car's top-end ability due to the drag. Two or three of the aftermarket spoilers actually decreased downforce - i.e., they caused lift...I generally think any and all non-functional mods are stupid.
Carbon Fiber engine hood/bonnets are the worst offender - this car has a ridiculously lightweight aluminum hood to begin with, so the pound or two you save with the carbon is like "bailing the Pacific with a teacup", and all it does is make the car look like it was in a wreck and you couldn't afford to repaint the hood.
Carbon Fiber engine hood/bonnets are the worst offender - this car has a ridiculously lightweight aluminum hood to begin with, so the pound or two you save with the carbon is like "bailing the Pacific with a teacup", and all it does is make the car look like it was in a wreck and you couldn't afford to repaint the hood.
+1. Nothing beats a nice clean profile IMO. If any at all, that is if you MUST have one, maybe a lip of some sort that is not really noticable and molded in to the body so no lines show. Again, IMO, spoilers make the car look "taller" and with everyone loving the lowered and sleek look, why add upwards? Side skirts with no spoiler...whew. Now that's Sexxay!
Last edited by Phantom Menace; 01-07-2007 at 09:45 PM.
01-07-2007 | 09:37 PM
#31
The MS spoiler is simple enough not to look ricey but stylish enough to make the car look more aggressive, but the price is just SICK. IMO if you get a giant gt type wing you had better have a body kit along with sweet wheels to go with it, only then does it look like it "fits". Otherwise u just look like every other ricer out there who slapped on a $200 wing off ebay (from whom all drivers who know better laugh at)......but to answer the post, yes i like the car with a spoiler, just as long as it fits the rest of the cars style.
01-07-2007 | 10:57 PM
#33
Stuck in a love triangle
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,201
Likes: 3
From: Miami, FL
While we're on the topic of the rear of this car...one thing I really can't stand is seeing other RX-8s that don't have the rear accent. The back of the 8 looks too plain and cheap without the rear accent. You can get away with it if you own a black 8, but for those of you with other colors...shame on you.
Basically what I'm wondering here is, if you don't have a rear accent on your 8, how do you manage to breathe when you wake up in the morning? What a disgrace.
Basically what I'm wondering here is, if you don't have a rear accent on your 8, how do you manage to breathe when you wake up in the morning? What a disgrace.
01-08-2007 | 02:05 AM
#35
Club Marbles Member
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,252
Likes: 0
From: DFW, TX
Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
While we're on the topic of the rear of this car...one thing I really can't stand is seeing other RX-8s that don't have the rear accent. The back of the 8 looks too plain and cheap without the rear accent. You can get away with it if you own a black 8, but for those of you with other colors...shame on you.
Basically what I'm wondering here is, if you don't have a rear accent on your 8, how do you manage to breathe when you wake up in the morning? What a disgrace.
Basically what I'm wondering here is, if you don't have a rear accent on your 8, how do you manage to breathe when you wake up in the morning? What a disgrace.
01-08-2007 | 03:25 AM
#36
Stuck in a love triangle
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,201
Likes: 3
From: Miami, FL
Originally Posted by Raptor2k
Accepting donations for a $50 nonfunctional piece of metal that weighs less than half a pound.
01-08-2007 | 09:54 AM
#39
VRZOOMZOOM
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 323
Likes: 0
From: Central Jersey
I actually was debating on this for a while before i got my RX-8. Ended up going with the spoiler. Something about the spoiler that made the car have more sporty?? Without it, it just looks a bit plain and dare i say it.......Boring at the rear?? The stock spoiler anyways seems to go well with the arches on the wheel wells and it looks tastifully blended in. The lip spoiler gives the RX-8 a nice touch too, very subtle.
01-08-2007 | 10:11 AM
#40
DaveCm
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 670
Likes: 0
From: Central North Carolina
I cannot remember where I read it, but the stock spoiler on the 8 actualy smooths the airflow and reduces drag by a very small amount. It does not provide any downforce though. I don't like the way the stock spoiler looks personaly. Supposedly vortex generators will help with airflow also. I just could not stick those things on the top of my car.
01-08-2007 | 12:45 PM
#41
doin' the bull dance
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,174
Likes: 1
From: Quahog, RI
I like very few spoilers. The big f8cking scaffolding ones are just outright horrible. Some of the smaller, more subtle ones are ok. IMO - the 8 has great lines, and the only spoiler I've seen that does not f8ck up said lines it the euro lip.
Oh, and there is an aftermarket producer for the accents - $70 bucks for BOTH!! I have the rear, and it fit & looks great. They didn't have the front available when I got the rear, so I can't comment on the front fitment. Here's their site.
Oh, and there is an aftermarket producer for the accents - $70 bucks for BOTH!! I have the rear, and it fit & looks great. They didn't have the front available when I got the rear, so I can't comment on the front fitment. Here's their site.
01-08-2007 | 01:09 PM
#42
Registered User
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 77
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Originally Posted by DaveCM203
I cannot remember where I read it, but the stock spoiler on the 8 actualy smooths the airflow and reduces drag by a very small amount. It does not provide any downforce though. I don't like the way the stock spoiler looks personaly. Supposedly vortex generators will help with airflow also. I just could not stick those things on the top of my car.
Sheep
01-08-2007 | 01:13 PM
#43
DaveCm
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 670
Likes: 0
From: Central North Carolina
Originally Posted by Sheep
Yes, a stock Rx8 has a drag coefficient of 0.31, and with the official non-ms wing, it drops to 0.3. His info is from the official Rx-8 book, and I do not have the numbers for the MS wing.
Sheep
Sheep
01-11-2007 | 07:57 AM
#45
JDM-8
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 209
Likes: 0
From: Nicosia, Cyprus
This car is not just a sports car! This is a futuristic car, it doesnt need a spoiler to look nicer, its design is very nice.
If i have to get a spoiler, i would only put the lip spoiler that it makes a small corner only.
If i have to get a spoiler, i would only put the lip spoiler that it makes a small corner only.
01-11-2007 | 08:32 AM
#48
I like spoilers on the 8 and I also like the look of a clean trunk lid.
Without a spoiler does make the car look lower and wider from the back.
Not a fan of park benches on the trunk but there are a few of the functional spoilers that look good.
I like the Veilside one because it flows with the lines of the car.
Without a spoiler does make the car look lower and wider from the back.
Not a fan of park benches on the trunk but there are a few of the functional spoilers that look good.
I like the Veilside one because it flows with the lines of the car.
