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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 06:21 PM
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I like the looks of the full length spoiler. If the ZR1 spoiler had been on the market when I bought mine I don't know if I would have bought one. I like them both....



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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 07:40 PM
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You decide:

Before:




After:




No contest in my opinion.
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 07:44 PM
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Me Likey !
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 07:59 PM
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The look is only a small part of the equation. We put spoilers on a car to control airflow and adjust it's effect on high speed handling, not looks. Just attaching any spoiler on your car could affect the car's stability at speed. I caution everyone to study the total spoiler package, front and rear, to keep the balance the engineers acquired.
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 08:00 PM
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OEM Full width.
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry/car
The look is only a small part of the equation. We put spoilers on a car to control airflow and adjust it's effect on high speed handling, not looks. Just attaching any spoiler on your car could affect the car's stability at speed. I caution everyone to study the total spoiler package, front and rear, to keep the balance the engineers acquired.
True, but until you're well north of 100 mph a spoiler isn't doing much anyway. For the vast majority of Vette owners a spoiler is for looks. Period.

Now, if you track yours or road race, aerodynamics matters, but unless you can put your car in a wind tunnel, you can't do much to "study" how the aerodynamics of your car changes with various spoilers, splitters and diffusers.
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 09:25 PM
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They all look like tacked on after thoughts; ricey at best.
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 11:20 PM
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Full width. Bought and installed last year.

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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 11:37 PM
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Bright ideas LED spoiler for now


And my next one will be this
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Old Feb 15, 2013 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Racer
I can't let it slide anymore Garry (many, many threads biting my tongue).... it's ZR1, not ZR-1.
And it's Gary, not Garry.
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Racer
I can't let it slide anymore Garry (many, many threads biting my tongue).... it's ZR1, not ZR-1.
It's Gary ! Can't let that slide
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 02:41 AM
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I put the ACI full length spoiler on mine. I dont like the ends of most of the full length ones, but like the end of this one. I think if you are doing body color it doesnt make a difference, but I had mine painted black, to match the whole black and yellow theme on my car. Not sure if i have any pics on here in my album, but i can add what i have in a minute.
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 04:58 AM
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 06:38 AM
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Pardon me OP, i got distracted-haha. I like the look of the ZR1 style spoiler. It gives an illusion of a wider rear end. Personally I like a custom look. So it doesn't look like an add on. I used an APR carbon fiber spoiler, cleared it with BrandyWine House of Kolors. Btw...Also a noticicable difference in the ride. GentlemanVette
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 08:25 AM
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OEM ZR1, Painted Black
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by GARYFINN
It's Gary ! Can't let that slide
So you get my point. Thank you.
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by laconiajack
They all look like tacked on after thoughts; ricey at best.
If locojack doesn't like them, they must be good!
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mpuzach
And it's Gary, not Garry.
Another one over your head mPukzach?
How's that ignore feature working for you?
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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Racer
So you get my point. Thank you.
My point is that nobody cares about your babble.

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