Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
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Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
I was thinking that the SRT-6 spoiler stole the boat tail design of the Crossfire.
Maybe if we can have a smaller Techart spoiler like the Porsche Boxster and maybe it'll look good in keeping the boat tail design.
Any photoshop will be great and maybe we can send it over to CTD-Germany for production!
Maybe if we can have a smaller Techart spoiler like the Porsche Boxster and maybe it'll look good in keeping the boat tail design.
Any photoshop will be great and maybe we can send it over to CTD-Germany for production!
Last edited by Cyril Baldwin; Jun 12, 2007 at 01:23 AM.
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
Originally Posted by Cyril Baldwin
I was thinking that the SRT-6 spoiler stole the boat tail design of the Crossfire.
Maybe if we can have a smaller Techart spoiler like the Porsche Boxster and maybe it'll look good in keeping the boat tail design.
Any photoshop will be great and maybe we can send it over to CTD-Germany for production!
Maybe if we can have a smaller Techart spoiler like the Porsche Boxster and maybe it'll look good in keeping the boat tail design.
Any photoshop will be great and maybe we can send it over to CTD-Germany for production!
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
Something this small that does not wrap around the rear of the SRT-6 boat tail.
Courtesy photo from www.gmpperformance.com
Courtesy photo from www.gmpperformance.com
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
i did not like the srt wing when I first purchased my srt either, but it has really grown on me and I would not most likely not replace it with anything different... I think in time you will feel the same way... give it a chance...
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
Originally Posted by Sidez
i did not like the srt wing when I first purchased my srt either, but it has really grown on me and I would not most likely not replace it with anything different... I think in time you will feel the same way... give it a chance...
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
Originally Posted by AMGLover
What He said PLUS.... Take off the tail and drive it for a while. Very easy...
1) Remove grey plastic cover from trunk lid
2) Remove the 4 bolts that hold down the WING - you will need a deep socket.
3) Replace trunk lid cover.
4) Drive.
Several things you will notice.
a) Instability over 85 MPH
b) Tail breaks quicker and easier in curves over 40 mph
c) Increase in 0-60 and 1/4 mile runs due to increased drag.
The Wing is functional not cosmetic, a team of nice Germans worked on 14 protoypes before they picked this one, trust their judgement...even if you think its ugly or ricer.
1) Remove grey plastic cover from trunk lid
2) Remove the 4 bolts that hold down the WING - you will need a deep socket.
3) Replace trunk lid cover.
4) Drive.
Several things you will notice.
a) Instability over 85 MPH
b) Tail breaks quicker and easier in curves over 40 mph
c) Increase in 0-60 and 1/4 mile runs due to increased drag.
The Wing is functional not cosmetic, a team of nice Germans worked on 14 protoypes before they picked this one, trust their judgement...even if you think its ugly or ricer.
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
Chrysler also quoted that the SRT wing is completely purposeful. If the SRT had the standard Crossfire wing, it takes too long for it to deploy, and the SRT would already be at speeds requiring downforce. :]
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
But the question is why such a huge whaletail wing? It seems like they made this one in a hurry without consulting the car's designer!
It can still be purposeful and grand!
It can still be purposeful and grand!
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
Originally Posted by Cyril Baldwin
But the question is why such a huge whaletail wing? It seems like they made this one in a hurry without consulting the car's designer!
It can still be purposeful and grand!
It can still be purposeful and grand!
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
I am on board with Sidez (maybe it is a Jersey thing). I did not like the wing when I bought the car a year ago. I considered the ramifications of removing it. Fortunately, I did nothing. Now I think a Crossfire looks strange WITHOUT a wing.
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I'm with the crowd that thinks the wing MAKES the SRT6.
Not only that... there have been several threads on the 'Functionality' of the SRT and Standard wings.
BOTH are functional. The Standard wing, if I remember correctly provides 40 pounds of downforce at 100 MPH. Allowing the car to be more stable over 85 MPH and through the slower twistys we love so much.
The SRT wing provides 120 pounds of downforce at 100 MPH and is ALWAYS there. This verifies what Smokey847 said about the standard wing not deploying quick enough. By the time it came up the car would have been unstable for several seconds... seconds that could cost a driver their life.
The SRT wing WAS designed by the car designers and engineers... notice the continuation of the 'Strakes' in it's shape... the way it wraps around the body.
Just ask HDDP... he put a 'ricer' type wing on his race prepped Crossfire for function alone and it does it's job. Rated at 400 pounds of downforce at 100 MPH. He has been able to carry higher speeds through sweeping turns. Function... function... function.
The SRT wing is form and function. Period.
Not only that... there have been several threads on the 'Functionality' of the SRT and Standard wings.
BOTH are functional. The Standard wing, if I remember correctly provides 40 pounds of downforce at 100 MPH. Allowing the car to be more stable over 85 MPH and through the slower twistys we love so much.
The SRT wing provides 120 pounds of downforce at 100 MPH and is ALWAYS there. This verifies what Smokey847 said about the standard wing not deploying quick enough. By the time it came up the car would have been unstable for several seconds... seconds that could cost a driver their life.
The SRT wing WAS designed by the car designers and engineers... notice the continuation of the 'Strakes' in it's shape... the way it wraps around the body.
Just ask HDDP... he put a 'ricer' type wing on his race prepped Crossfire for function alone and it does it's job. Rated at 400 pounds of downforce at 100 MPH. He has been able to carry higher speeds through sweeping turns. Function... function... function.
The SRT wing is form and function. Period.
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
I would agree with the idea that the rear spoiler makes the SRT-6 look
so much better than the base/limited spoiler. A problem, minor though
it is, that I've always had with the exaggerated boat tail is that it kind of
makes the car look like a dog with its tail between its legs. The fixed rear
spoiler on the SRT rectifies this quite nicely, IMHO.
Coyote
so much better than the base/limited spoiler. A problem, minor though
it is, that I've always had with the exaggerated boat tail is that it kind of
makes the car look like a dog with its tail between its legs. The fixed rear
spoiler on the SRT rectifies this quite nicely, IMHO.
Coyote
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
I think with the Startech V8 with 420+ hp have proven something behind the functionality of the SRT-6 wing. With a much bigger displacement and faster engine, the Limited wing with the addition of another smaller rear spoiler made the Startech V8 possible!
Startech is a Mercedes tuner and with the speed of 420+ hp, why did they not include a whale type wing to be able to make the Startech Crossfire perform well and safe to drive?
Startech is a Mercedes tuner and with the speed of 420+ hp, why did they not include a whale type wing to be able to make the Startech Crossfire perform well and safe to drive?
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Re: Smaller Rear Spoiler for SRT-6
Originally Posted by Cyril Baldwin
I think with the Startech V8 with 420+ hp have proven something behind the functionality of the SRT-6 wing. With a much bigger displacement and faster engine, the Limited wing with the addition of another smaller rear spoiler made the Startech V8 possible!
Startech is a Mercedes tuner and with the speed of 420+ hp, why did they not include a whale type wing to be able to make the Startech Crossfire perform well and safe to drive?
Startech is a Mercedes tuner and with the speed of 420+ hp, why did they not include a whale type wing to be able to make the Startech Crossfire perform well and safe to drive?
I am not stating that our wing is what stabilizes the car and I am not stating that is not... I do not know all I am saying is give the wing a chance drive with it for a good month if you still do not like it... than I guess your best bet is to have it replaced with something else...
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