Gay Little Motorised Spoiler

[7yphon]

Does anybody know what it's true reason for being on the car comes down at 70km's then goes up when you slow down past 50km's

[Menthu_Rae]

to add front downforce? i think i know the thing you're referring to... and if i'm thinking of the right thing - when you think about it, if it's angled down at high speed, it's going to push the front of the car down...

like ---> /

but if it's angled up at low speed...

like ----> __ (but say, raised up at more of an angle, duh )

then it's not going to make as much downforce, as it's not needed at those speeds...

[justin911]

i thought it just activates at 80km/hr.

Some cars have the button for it i think ?

mines got the hole for the button but alas no button

[7yphon]

I have the button but that Doesnt really do much Means you can put it down when you ar standing still the ECU as far as I can tell still controls what it does

[danh]

what car is this?

and where is the button?

pics please!

[xRHETTx]

It comes down at speed to lower the amount of air going under the front of the car, this increases aerodynamic efficiency and downforce (more grip).

It goes up at low speed because aerodynamics dont matter much at low speed (drag coefficent is proportional to velocity squared) and you will probably break it off on a gutter etc.

[Silver-Arrowz]

I believe it's on some R32 GTST. I was looking at an example WAY back when grey imports were just starting to become popular and it's a pretty funky gizmo. It simply adds downforce at high speeds and goes away at low speeds so you get some ground clearance.

[danh]

oh yeh cool! like on the supras...

does it come on gtr's?

any one with pics??

[dangerous_daveo]

Didnt some of the R31s have this too?

[foznice]

pics!! What kind of frontbar does this feature come on?

[POOMBAH]

I've got one on mine, maybe it was a factory option? All I know is it activates when you go over 70km an goes back up at 50km.(you can hear it go up and down if you turn the radio off) There is a button to raise and lower it yourself but it only works if you have the handbrake up, my guess so you can lower it when you wash your car or something. I agree it adds downforce when you are at higher speeds.

As for a GTR, they already have a grey strip on the front bar that sits lower than the rest of the car so I guess it does the same job.

[Silver-Arrowz]

I don't think it would come on GTR's.

[elbee111]

I have seen an R32 with this feature and I am sure it was a factory option.

I do seem to recall some R31's with this as well but I cannot remember where I heard/read it.

El Bee

[danh]

still want pics

[TokyoTaxi]

Didnt some of the R31s have this too?

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The HR31 GTS-X came out with the "flip-down spoiler" which worked really well at speeds over 100kph. It was about 6" from top to bottom and would drop the nose of the car and give much better steering feedback. ( See below pic of my 31 with spoiler extended ).

On the 32's it retracts up and down and is so small and ineffective ( and heavy ) that almost everyone removes it from their car ( usually in favour of a FMIC ).

[danh]

i can see why..

thanks for the pics!!

[J_R32]

haha even nissan believed in "rice", was surprised to find my R32 with this option, seems to be quite a popular one, however you can feel that there is more stability at freeway speeds, compared to stock r32 without one.

[urbanoperations]

My HR31 GT Passage had this Auto Spoiler, looks mad when its down, also some Hr32 GTs-T Front bars we have at work have the 2 spoiler motors and the big spoiler that flips down at the front.. its just another fancy gizmo that the japs love, i reckon it looks cool...

[shaunr34gtt]

mine has all the servos and buttons for it but no spoiler for it at the front as now has a gtr front bar - came with it or an option from factory so im told - I have a video that shows the r31 with it up and with it coming down while driving

[7yphon]

Cool So it does do something Ill make sure I get a Cooler that doesnt kill it then