OniMirage

actually the mythbusters show was very specific to the trucks and had nothing to do with cars.

D4u2s0t

the car gets better gas mileage after a while too.. when i first got my 2.2, and filled the tank, the fual range on the DIC would say about 220... today when i filled, it said 368 and after driving about 45 miles it was at 362

kelleyperformance

how could our spoilers do anything? mine is flapping at 120 like CRAZY!!!! if we were to brace it i believe that it would be highly effective, due to its design and shape. i also hate how when i close the trunk that thing shakes frantically, and everyones like wow what a peice, nice spoiler. i am gunna "attempt" lol to make a peice of aluminum that goes in that little arc under the wing, and also strengthen the trunk lid, which is where i believe the problem is coming from.

Mercury

Ahh this thread makes me laugh.

If our spoiler does anything, it will seriously put a small amount of downforce in the rear. If that hurts our MPG... Who knows.

laserblue2006

if you want to find out find someone with an LS that has swapped wings and see if they saw a difference.

2K5SS/SC?

I took the spoiler off, and I see no handling difference at all at high speeds. It was just a cheap plastic floppy spoiler creating drag. As for gas mileage, I tool it off so early that I really didn't notice a difference in gas milage.

Brian MP5T

Praise The LORD!

BobWreck

Parasitic drag is a byproduct of lift or downforce. Remove the wing, mpg goes up. Not a whole lot, mind you, but it does. Then you have holes in your trunk lid that will whistle E# at 65mph. Or not.

Bob

Brian MP5T

If anyone gets a CF Trunk without the holes, They should leave the wing in the garbage or sell it to a Base Model Owner..

BobWreck

Unless we don't want an SS wing on our base models, either.

To be honest, I know a wing isn't a good idea from a physics standpoint but it doesn't stop me wanting one. In carbon, please. With aluminum hardware, powdercoated Summit White.

Bob

b-spot

Anyone who thinks that that floppy plastic POS does anything for you is VERY confused. IF it was actually stiff enough to hold its shape, then MAYBE... but I still doubt it. Nothing like taking weight off of the drive wheels too :S

Roadrunner

if you wanted fuel economy, you should have got the LS

Dark-Fx

I got 34 mpg on my last trip, 65 the whole time.

Brian MP5T

Walk.. All cars are bad on gas compared to walking..

p7x

Why is there so much argument about fuel economy. If there was any diff at all it would be insignifcant. Every post I see about MPG is getting "UR DUMB" post.

Brian MP5T

P7X... Anyone Ready for a RACEY!!!

Wooo Hooo!

pclear9061

hahahah ill race them

OniMirage

i dunno dude ... had anyone just finished a been burrito im sure they would produce plenty of gas leakage during a brisk walk

wasey13

What does it being stiff have to do with it doing something? Rally wings fluctuate A LOT. Once again people... it is very possible that the wing makes the Cobalt more aerodynamic. Look at the diagram of an airplane wing and how different shapes,lengths, and widths can effect aerodynamics, drag, and lift(downforce in this case). Why doesn't someone e-mail GM?

Brian MP5T

Brian MP5T

Because they would be disapointed with the answer. The reality is probably that they had some old helocopter parts and some bondo just kicking around the shop and someone was bored. They made a wing as a joke on the prototype and went home. That was the day the final design was take for mass production. Now we have all these crappy wings making Global Warming...

Roadrunner

"UR DUMB"

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

i think this is pretty close to correct bc even if the wing does produce downforce its probably not that significant. also downforce is most usefull when its on the tires that are moving the vehicle. since the cobalt is fwd it would need to be on the front tires to produce the best effect

p7x

UR SUPER GAY U ******* ***....hows that????

If u think removing the spolier wil decrease ur km/ 100k save someone the time and shoot urself. I'm really not this ignorant but ur post was at the wrong time so eat **** and die!

xl1200r

This thread is very amusing to me. All you guys have to to do is look at other examples to see reasons.

I assure ALL of you, the wing is purely cosmetic. If it does anything at all for downforce or aerodynamics, is an imeasurably small amount and is purely a byproduct.

You want proof? I think that GM knows that the Corvette is a much faster car, yet even the king of the hill - the Z06 - has no high-rise spoiler.

Now tell me how many BMWs and Mercedes - cars built for the speeds of the Autobahn - have high-rise spoilers instead of nice low ones that lay flat with trunk, if anything.

Tell me why an Enzo Ferrari has no high-rise spoiler?

I can...because on a street car, they don't do ****.