Canards

[Nupe4Life3]

i've looked for a sticky or thread on Canards but i wasnt able to find one. i guess i want to ask do they really work and are they worth the money?

['93accordse]

i've looked for a sticky or thread on Canards but i wasnt able to find one. i guess i want to ask do they really work and are they worth the money?

no and no

you will notice absolutely no difference in your cb7 besides the judgemental stares passed down to you and the inevitable association with all things deemed rice by the almighty JDM enthusiast community who can do no wrong.

[owequitit]

Canards will do nothing for you.

You don't go fast enough to really create downforce with them, and unless you set it up in a wind tunnel, you have absolutely no way of knowing how they are effective airflow around your car.

They can do more harm than good.

[NAiL05]

As everyone covered its only useful for tons of track driving. Street driving does jack shit. I think oneoffaccord has a set on his car dunno if they are still on there.

[QUICK9610]

unless you want it for looks get it custom made shouldn't be hard. Like a spoiler looks good but what does it do lol

[owequitit]

unless you want it for looks get it custom made shouldn't be hard. Like a spoiler looks good but what does it do lol

Actually, depending on how they are setup, they reduce or "spoil" the amount of lift generated as air flows over the top of the car.

But you are right. Many spoilers don't do much other than add looks.

[Nupe4Life3]

ok, canards are just for looks but what bout lips? do they provide any use besides looks too?

[owequitit]

ok, canards are just for looks but what bout lips? do they provide any use besides looks too?

Lips can do good things.

They cut the amount of undercar flow which has some help on stability, and drag, but it isn't going to be a huge difference.

[cegpcola]

no and no

you will notice absolutely no difference in your cb7 besides the judgemental stares passed down to you and the inevitable association with all things deemed rice by the almighty JDM enthusiast community who can do no wrong.

[NAiL05]

Lips can do good things.

They cut the amount of undercar flow which has some help on stability, and drag, but it isn't going to be a huge difference.

Yep this man is right. I love seeing in some SCCA races with rexs and such they just go to home depot and buy that plastic stuff you use in the garden and just bolt that up for a front lip. It works too lol. MIght look ugly as hell but who cares lol at least its more durable lol.

[psyclist]

^^^^Haha...my buddy did the home depot skirt package on his car....ya know it actually didnt look to bad at all!

[deevergote]

For our cars, lips and sideskirts are the most useful aerodynamic add-ons. A good spoiler is next, followed by a rear diffuser, and canards would be a distant last. Yes, they do work, but as owequitit mentioned, they won't do much until they are adjusted with either a wind tunnel or (my addition) a knowledgable driver on a racetrack. A good driver can tell what they do, what they should do, and what needs to be adjusted so they do it better. I read a magazine article where Tarzan Yamada drove a car on a track and asked the designers to adjust the canards.