Originally Posted by cgt_n_the
The downforce number indicated is missing a key part. Force is measured in an amount of force per a given area. The wing exerts 40 lbs per square inch of down force.
IMO the wing makes the car; I enjoy watching people's reaction when it deploys!
Many engineers designed it to do exactly that deploy to add down force at high speed, but hey maybe you dissagree with the laws of physics...
40# / sq in? Wow what happened to common sense?
I haven't measured the wing, but it is something like 4 inches deep by 25 inches wide (100 sq inches) which means, under your estimate of 40# / sq in, that those little tinny arms on the spoiler are supporting something like 4000# at 80 mph......
I think physics is too much for you, maybe a little math and common sense.......