When I saw that on a Lambo, I knew their engineers had real problems: An engine that is too hot that if it gets hit by cold rainwater -- -- arrivederci amico.
I love it, not crazy about the carbon fiber though. The more air you can allow to flow through the engine compartment area the better, cooler is better then hot. So where was this car seen and did you get any particulars on who makes this piece. Cheers....??
Guys,
I do not know anything about this part; and my own preference would be to have the piece in body-color. I saw this glass louvred hatch here: http://www.ptmaxi.com/project-mclaren-mp4-12c-day-six/ (large photos if you click on them)
Well I'm pretty certain none of that stuff is CFD optimized and/and or wind tunnel verified. I could be wrong, but the laminar air flow coming down the rear glass is very important for the car's aero efficiency and in particular the effectiveness of the Air Brake. All I see here is potential for serious turbulence.
And, I WILL have to send the Repo Man for your McLaren if you put any of that shizz on your car. Sorry I just have to draw the line somewhere!
Ah those damn Canadians eh. Some times we just have no clue. Being Canadian I like it but only if it proves to be beneficial to the over all performance of the car. As mention not fond of the carbon fiber, and I would prefer that the glass be wider so that it would join up to the black OEM pieces on either side. Cheers....??
Ah those damn Canadians eh. Some times we just have no clue. Being Canadian I like it but only if it proves to be beneficial to the over all performance of the car. As mention not fond of the carbon fiber, and I would prefer that the glass be wider so that it would join up to the black OEM pieces on either side. Cheers....����
Yes, I would like to think so as well eh, but every so often a situation like this arises eh. What can I say eh, have you had enough of one of our most commonly used termination words eh. Oh as well we love to drink beer and watch hockey??, which totally sucks this year. Cheers....??
Yes, I would like to think so as well eh, but every so often a situation like this arises eh. What can I say eh, have you had enough of one of our most commonly used termination words eh. Oh as well we love to drink beer and watch hockey����, which totally sucks this year. Cheers....����
The 'wing' on the MP4 is not a wing, it's part of the brake package and it's actually a BRAKE, downforce is provided by the venturi tunnels under the car. Would love to see that stupid 'wing' in the brake activated position. ROFLMAO.
I'm actually curious to know if the airbrake still deploys as it should? The way the function of it has been explained I wonder about it catching the wind properly to rise to its full height.
You really dont want to be without the airbrake when you are used to it!! ive been caught out a couple of times early on (when the first cars had issues) and its not a healthy feeling!!
I was under the impression that the air brake worked in concert with the big goofy rear wing. Well some people like that kind of stuff, not for me. I will only consider something that is truly functional MSO derived. Cheers....??
I should have posted this one (they are all courtesy on the evo website, there are more). Looks to me that there isn't an air brake unless that wing has a dual function?
Apart from the idiotic '3rd' hole in the middle that pretend to be a 458 with bigger and squarer and higher exhaust tips.
So Hamann took out the brake and added a wing to the rear. I hope they balanced the downforce front and back or else the handling will be all screwed up, not to mention the braking performance will be a lot worse.
Did Hamann use a wind tunnel to style the 'kit'? Do they know if the 'wing' will be in clean air or dirty air coming off the roof? That roof 'scoop' is going to mess up the air flow compared with stock. Did they balance the front splitter down force gain with the wing? If not then the steering might get too light and the front end lifts if the wing makes too much downforce. If the rear wing don't make enough to balance the splitter then the rear end will get super light that's dangerous also.
Then there is the side edges, the stock car's rear profile has been carefully sculptured to delaminate the flow and balance the turbulence, this body kits' rear looks like it's slapped on at random to create a certain look, more than likely it will create a ton of drag and slow the car down.
A complete poser kit, nothing more, and unsafe at speed.