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Originally Posted by DDMotorsports
Air on the street will move exactly the same way around your car as it will on the track. People walking on the sidewalks will have no effect on the air traveling over your car. Being around other cars will have the same effect on aero that it does on the track when you are in traffic. If you are referring to when you are in heavy traffic then you aren't able to use your power or handling mods either so they are all rice? Its up to you whether you like a certain style or not and nobody is trying to change your mind, but to call someone out and say that their mods are "rice" when they are indeed functional is kinda stupid in my opinion. Just because you don't like the style of functional aero doesn't mean that it shouldn't be done.
And as far as today's styling trends always being "in". People said the same thing about mini trucks in 1993.
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Whoa whoa whoa DD, chillax buddy. I didn’t call anything 'rice'. But you have to remember, they usually rate/test aero stuff and how much down force they provide at like 100+ mph. As a daily driver - unless your 100% highway - you’re aero will not provide anything worthwhile, other than having it on and ready for the track. Of course you can have it on for looks, which is OK if it actually LOOKS GOOD.
Now, please...Don’t tell me about what’s 'IN'. If you are to think that giant body kits, led, and wings that look like they were developed by Nasa are going to replace a smooth/subtle accent kit, good suspension and wheels, that can still ALL be functional, well then I must say you must have missed the era of The Fast and the Furious...especially on the street
Now, it’s hard to argue these points online without trying to fill in the blanks but maybe were not understanding each other...To sum it up, I simply don’t think BIG aero will ever replace the difference of say a standard 370Z to a Nismo, or a standard Porsche to a GT2. Those aero changes not only look fantastic/smooth/subtle/clean but they are still very much functional. That’s the difference I am talking about. That’s the 'IN' that will ALWAYS be 'IN'. When people mod their cars to have a form and functional flow cleanly.
Sometimes, what works on the track is absolutely hideous on the street, and it then would be replicated endlessly and become just that...Rice.
NOTE: You can change my first part to 60mph and it would still backup my arguement...I dont know, maybe you guys just have really nice drives to and from work
