What is more aero-dynamic

[Stevie]

... a cup spoiler or v6?

 

[John D]

Cup spoiler I would have thought as its lower and less steep. Conversely I would expect the V6 spoiler to give more downforce as its offering more resistance to air passing over.

 

[Clio 1.216v Dynamique]

Yep I'd say cup spoiler tbh

 

[TrophyBoy]

Baldylocks is right.

The whole point of a spoiler is that it is not aerodynamic. It is there to produce downforce and therefore also produces drag. That is why it is called a "spoiler", because it "spoils" the airflow.

The smaller and shallower it is the less effect it has and is, therefore, more aerodynamic.

 

[polarbert]

I'd say both of them are pretty much just for show anyway.

 

[Ad]

Id say ultimately... their would be a negigable even for sumone who drives like you stevo...

 

[Revels]

Id say ultimately... their would be a negigable even for sumone who drives like you stevo...

Negigable? Is that like negligible?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

The Clio has a terrible drag coefficient anyway.

CD of 0.35 I think, pretty abismal really, spoilers can't make it much worse...

 

[Jackk]

i cant really see it making much difference imo

 

[Stevie]

The Clio has a terrible drag coefficient anyway.

CD of 0.35 I think, pretty abismal really, spoilers can't make it much worse...

hmmm I thought it was very good :S

 

[Fred@BTM]

the V6 one works!! you feel the front end get light at around 130

 

[Peperami]

Below 100 the spoilers wont come into effect.

The front ends light because you have a boot full of engine fred! hehe

 

[Gary-Lew]

some spoilers are diffusers of air ,the aero kit on my old alfa gtv reduces drag from 0.33 to 0.29 thus all 3.0V6 gtvs with aero kits do 158mph and non aero kit ones do 150 mph so not all spoilers create drag to slow you down,