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Old May 16, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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Old May 30, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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i'd rather save the money that they cost and use it to buy more gas. big ups to tryin something new but it would hurt to see my fit with those things on it. to each his own tho!!
 
Old May 31, 2009 | 01:40 AM
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I have actually seen semis with them in the last week when I drove to Vegas and back. I doubt they would put them on semis if they didn't work, but they do look pretty funny on the car. If you could make them as symmetrical as possible and paint them body color it would hide nicely. The roof ones don't look bad, but the side ones look a lil strange. They should make them in big flat strips so you can just run them vertical lines, and have them bodycolored. But rather than stick a bunch of tabs to my car, i would rather just run 35psi in tires and get the same results.
 
Old May 31, 2009 | 08:07 AM
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I paid only 8 dollars for mines. And I really think that they look good.

 
Old May 31, 2009 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by ctitanic
I paid only 8 dollars for mines. And I really think that they look good.
Yabut what do they do for your fuel economy?
 
Old May 31, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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Yabut what do they do for your fuel economy?
I already said it early. Nothing or very little. But I like them and they are cheap compare to all the other modifications that I have seen around here and that also do nothing to fuel economy.
 
Old Jun 2, 2009 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by wdb
Without them, the air would follow the roofline and tumble down over the rear window. With the tabs the roof contact is broken, and the airflow moves towards the rear wing where it can generate more downforce.

If vortex generators on the fit would have the same effect as that maybe it'll cause dirt and dust to fly past the butt ledge on the Fit instead of just collecting on it...hmmm
 
Old Jun 2, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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I'm pretty sure you've got them facing the wrong direction. The shape of the ones on the stock Evo MR lead me to believe that they're backwards..



From what I understand they're supposed to break up the smooth airflow over the roof to make the wing more effective at producing downforce (or simply reducing lift), which they won't do very effectively if the pointy bit is facing backwards. Sure, they'll create turbulence but not the kind you're looking for.

Also, I don't understand why you put them on the sides. They can't possibly give you enough benefit to justify the way they look. Just my two cents. I think with them just on the top it would look badass, though. Actually got me considering doing this to my car.

But, as always, its YOUR car.
 
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