First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Steve, you know I HAVE to come back at that! lol 1) maybe you are not "sensitive enough"? I could definitely get the "feel" in the steering going down the road at abv 85, = more, better handling....its not have fast you had it up, its how it felt , IF you could feel it. it sounds like the Chevy racing people could tell too, but sure..what do they know? afterall they are Maro people...lol
" When asked about the effectiveness of this special equipment, Van Valkenburgh emphatically states; "The front valance and rear deck spoiler were more than mere styling gimmicks. They actually made a measurable contribution to cornering and stability at highway speeds and were indispensable on the race track". 2) yeah ,it MAY be an age thing..? maybe when you get to my age , you`d like a little extra downforce? lol too bad we couldn't have had this discussion when we met at Bretts! but ,still I think it's a personal thing ,and IF you like it or not,you certainly can do what you want to your own car... I don't care..it looks "ok" for me...but I like the handling Bjorn the old 69 vert./HALF member/Houston ,Tx +++++++++++++++++ Subject: to spoil or not to spoil..... From: "Steve Leary" <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:39:06 -0700 (PDT) I had my Coupe up to 138 mph one time and it handled like I was doing 60. This was years ago and won't do that again. It had no spoiler at the time. I use to like them but now I love the smooth uninterupted look of the first gens without them. I also like seeing the P.O.N.T.I.A.C. on the trunk. on the 1967-68s. I have seen them installed on the spoiler but like I said, I like the smoothness without the spoilers now. I actually am thinking about removing the one I race as it may be downforce but also alot of wind resistance and if your car is set up right, you shouldn't need them. At around 115, just stick your hand out the window and feel the resistance. I'd like to shed the mirrors and spoiler just to see the mph change and et change if any. I can't believe when I painted my first Firebird which I still have, I asked my wife,"Spoiler or no Spoiler"? . She said spoiler and ever since I have regretted it. Now thats Love!! I like them on others cars, just not mine. As far as downward force, I have raced 5 first gens and most were just over 100 mph to 115 in the 1/4 and 3 had them and the other 2 didn't . They all tracked just fine at the top end so its just preference whether you want to drill your stock trunk lid or not. No more for me. Have I mentioned that I don't care for them on my cars? Ugh!!! I think its an age thing. Repeating myself. Ugh!!! I think its an age thing. Repeating myself. Ugh!!! I think its an age thing. Repeating myself. Ugh!!! I think its an age thing. Repeating myself. Ugh!!! I think its an age thing. Repeating myself. Ugh!!! I think its an age thing. Repeating myself. LOL!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
