My Custom New Spoiler Wing

[AverageJoe]

A bit far for a grab handle...j/k

One might say your adept at spoiling...
A habitual spoiler even if it's a stretch...

Seriously though it fits well.

Ok I will see myself out now.

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[DrPhyzx]

The fellow who built it an aeronautics engineer. I asked for something that was neutral and I believe that's what he built. BTW. If that little wing was to influence the rear of a 7,000 pound truck I estimate my speed to be somewhere north of 150 mph. It's a Cybertruck and I'm 66 years old. I think we're safe with this one. haha

I'm a physicist and guarantee you it produces lift (reinforces the downward flow of air off the back of the truck.)

But... I agree it's functionally meaningless on a CT, even though it looks wrong (oriented to create lift).

 

[Merc_s55]

Thanks for all the replies. I just wanted to know if it looked okay, and are there others out there. Now I have to worry that my CT will take flight. Haha. Just kidding. Take care all.

 

[Merc_s55]

Thanks for all the replies. I just wanted to know if it looked okay, and are there others out there. Now I have to worry that my CT will take flight. Haha. Just kidding. Take care all.

 

[The Duke]

VERY COOL!

I just wish our CyberTrucks were fast enough to need a spoiler. Nothing sucks more than losing a race to a Kia.

Lowered Beast with street tiers humiliates Kias. I guess UP sway bar and shocks help too.

 

[TheDarkRanger]

Lowered Beast with street tiers humiliates Kias. I guess UP sway bar and shocks help too.

I was going to make my 2nd CT (I use them to transfer electricity from my home and business solar arrays to job sites) a beast but I decided I need the dual differential lockers more than I need the extra acceleration and 16 mph higher top-end speed.

Question for anybody who drives a Beast above 120mph: Is wind noise and resonance of the door panels even worse when going that fast? Mine begin to shudder at 110mph when there are dead calm winds and with a crosswind somewhere around 90 mph.

My private hypotheses is that AWD CTs are governed at 114mph to disguise the aerodynamic problems created by the tradeoff of using flat panel stainless steel rather than an alloy that could be more easily curved and put under tension to increase rigidity against air turbulence.

Sort of like how Tesla turned off radar and hypersonics on older models so those of us who know better, wouldn't be able to keep proving it's better to have all of the above rather than just vision (an axe I'll keep grinding -- feel free to unsubscribe LOL).

 

[Aerospace2061]

I had a new spoiler built for my Manitoba FS. The top is stainless steel, and the bottom is painted steel. The builder even made little CTs for the end caps. Talented fellow.

Before anyone asks, he made it quite clear that he will never make another one. A pain in the ass to weld stainless. Ha. Oh well. I got one.

Any other new spoilers? I'm sure some are getting quite inventive.

Love it. Any sketches, drawings, … for those of us on the geeky design side of the spectrum?

I had a new spoiler built for my Manitoba FS. The top is stainless steel, and the bottom is painted steel. The builder even made little CTs for the end caps. Talented fellow.

Before anyone asks, he made it quite clear that he will never make another one. A pain in the ass to weld stainless. Ha. Oh well. I got one.

Any other new spoilers? I'm sure some are getting quite inventive.

 

[Merc_s55]

Love it. Any sketches, drawings, … for those of us on the geeky design side of the spectrum?

This what he sent me as he was working on it. I'm sure he had more. I just didn't ask.

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