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Originally Posted by import111 My understanding of canards is that, unless you have a really powerful car, they will hurt more than help. They create a lot of drag and

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Old 01-18-2010, 07:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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My understanding of canards is that, unless you have a really powerful car, they will hurt more than help. They create a lot of drag and only cars with a lot of power can muscle through that drag enough for the added down force to be beneficial.

This is how it was explained to me when I brought up the idea of canards on my 05 STi to some time attack folks.
you may be right - figured I'd give them a shot... at some point, I'll try running with and without and will make some observations on car feel and lap time... if you're right, then I'll put them up for sale
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