Anyone ever disable their rear spoiler?
10-05-2019, 06:25 PM
#16
Drifting
https://jalopnik.com/no-car-tells-th...e-t-1830419153
The TT Coupe made its debut to great acclaim, with particular praise for its sleek, Bauhaus-inspired design and its $31,000 base price. The car’s luster dimmed in Europe, though, after an unusual number of high-speed crashes. Last fall, Audi announced a voluntary recall to fit the cars with a rear air spoiler, to help hold down the back of the car at speed, and new suspension components to improve handling.
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10-07-2019, 10:06 AM
#18
Burning Brakes
Learned this in Germany while I lived there ... Audi TTs were spinning off the autobahns because a few journalists were lifting at high speed upon corner entry causing the tail to lift and lose the rear end. Because of this, the US got a dumbed-down version of the TT to include heavy weights attached to the inside rear bumper, and worse, steering links with enlarged rubber bushings to slow down steering input. Plus the spoiler of course. The German market TT (with spoiler) actually drives very well at high speed. Very planted. Much better than many BMWs I've driven at the speed limiter. Like most any car, you can't just chop the throttle while entering a bend at very high speeds and expect good results.
Last edited by MidEngineRules; 10-07-2019 at 03:40 PM.
10-07-2019, 12:16 PM
#19
What a weird thread..... What drag would you even worry about on the freeway? Is it to help save $.002 a mile in gas savings ?
10-07-2019, 11:39 PM
#20
Rennlist Member
This thread is pretty funny given how many Porsches, Tesla Model X, etc that I see running around here at 20-25 mph with their high speed downforce enabling spoilers manually set to up mode. You really need that extra downforce at 25mph!
10-08-2019, 02:44 AM
#21
10-08-2019, 09:39 AM
#22
Burning Brakes
10-08-2019, 03:56 PM
#23
I had a VW Corrado that had an electric spoiler on the back. It went up at 45 mph, down at 12 mph. I thought it looked cool. Is it possible to reprogram the 981 spoiler to do the same thing at the same speeds?
10-09-2019, 09:19 PM
#24
Three Wheelin'
I have orange tape on my spoiler button to remind me when I'm at the track to manually deploy. I forgot one day and one of my fellow drivers said he thought my trunk was open until he realized my spoiler was going up and down. The deployed spoiler primary purpose is to reduce lift by reducing the velocity of the air over the rear of the car. Both lift and drag are a function of the velocity squared so they rise steeply at speed. Obviously the deployment speed was determined based on decreasing the lift and keeping/increasing weight on the rear wheels. The frontal area and shape of the car has much more to do with the total drag although streamlining the back of the car helps. Once and awhile you will see semi truck trailers with weird cones on the back to reduce drag. Throttle input and tire pressures have a much greater effect on mileage than the spoiler. A far as a give me a ticket flag I'm guessing the Porsche brand is the flag. I'd like to hear a policeman testify he gave me a ticket because my spoiler was up.
10-10-2019, 02:11 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
^^ That's the perfect car for tailgating. Built-in drink shelf.
10-10-2019, 07:56 PM
#27
Disabling the spoiler is nonsensical. To even be concerned is way overthinking it. Just let it be. As for the TT...
Learned this in Germany while I lived there ... Audi TTs were spinning off the autobahns because a few journalists were lifting at high speed upon corner entry causing the tail to lift and lose the rear end. Because of this, the US got a dumbed-down version of the TT to include heavy weights attached to the inside rear bumper, and worse, steering links with enlarged rubber bushings to slow down steering input. Plus the spoiler of course. The German market TT (with spoiler) actually drives very well at high speed. Very planted. Much better than many BMWs I've driven at the speed limiter. Like most any car, you can't just chop the throttle while entering a bend at very high speeds and expect good results.
Learned this in Germany while I lived there ... Audi TTs were spinning off the autobahns because a few journalists were lifting at high speed upon corner entry causing the tail to lift and lose the rear end. Because of this, the US got a dumbed-down version of the TT to include heavy weights attached to the inside rear bumper, and worse, steering links with enlarged rubber bushings to slow down steering input. Plus the spoiler of course. The German market TT (with spoiler) actually drives very well at high speed. Very planted. Much better than many BMWs I've driven at the speed limiter. Like most any car, you can't just chop the throttle while entering a bend at very high speeds and expect good results.
