Wrx wing

[JesseST93]

So I'm planning on installing a wrx Hatch wing on my FiST. Just to give it more attention to the back and make it a similar Ken Block appearance. thoughts?

 

[SirSlaughter]

post pics if you go through with it. I'd like to see what it looks like.

 

[ST_JOE]

I'm in for pictures as well

 

[Cannedtuna]

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the WRX hatch wing much bigger than the rear of the Fiesta?

 

[Fasta123]

the hatchback wrx is my favorite for sure. in4pics

 

[frankiefiesta]

How do you plan to make it fit to the fiestas shape?

 

[JesseST93]

well I found a aftermarket 08 wrx wing that's equivalent dimensions with the st. so we will see.

 

[JesseST93]

http://www.sparktecmotorsports.com/...=87172193543&gclid=CJ6uwMuojssCFQ6LaQodGwkK8g

 

[RAAMaudio]

Better get the actual measurements and how it is mounted might need considerable changes to fit this car even if it lines up, cutting away the mounting it has to make it fit.......unless you are pretty good with this sort of thing it might be a very tough job and if not done right a costly failure.

BUT, do it if you can but move the element up into the airflow as far as you can.

Note, not sure how effective the element is from the pictures cannot really tell, some "wings" are just glorified spoilers.

To be a wing it has to have the right shape and I am sure it has at least some of that but might be fairly moderate as more can induce some drag and fuel mileage reduced.

 

[zrxguy]

I do believe that Mod Bargins has a similar looking wing that is made for our cars?

 

[Butterybunz]

I do believe that Mod Bargins has a similar looking wing that is made for our cars?

Modbargains wing is all metal and I'm personally not a fan. I would love to see if this WRX wing fits!

 

[15Fist3rST]

It's has aluminium risers either a fiberglass or carbon fiber wing.Made by rally innovations.

 

[JesseST93]

if it's too complicated I might go ahead with a rebeldevilcustoms rs wing

 

[BRGT350]

I don't see any way the WRX spoiler will work. The WRX is considerably wider and the rear window to roof line area isn't even remotely close to the same shape. I would forget this project and add the M-Sport S2000 wing that actually functions and is designed to work on the Fiesta.

 

[meFiSTo]

I don't see any way the WRX spoiler will work. The WRX is considerably wider and the rear window to roof line area isn't even remotely close to the same shape. I would forget this project and add the M-Sport S2000 wing that actually functions and is designed to work on the Fiesta.

I suspect the revodevilcustoms wing would have a similar, less pronouced, aero effect. It has a pretty good placement (more or less in clear air flow aft of the hatch) and a reasonable shape (low angle, nearly flat, upside down wingish appearance...can't tell for sure).

I love the M-Sport Fiesta wing (R5? S2000?, whatever they call it...Team O'Neill can provide the details).

I recall former FiestaST.net user kamakazee did some fantastic modification work on a white ST and used that wing. It is not a cheap route to go, considering the requirement of swapping out the stock ST wing for a stock Fiesta mini-spoilerette (required for through=the-wing mounting purposes). Not to mention the price of the thing itself.

I do have a concern with either of these wings applied to our car FWD car without any thought about the nose.

A truly functional wing will apply pressure to the rear of the hatch. More speed, more pressure. That load at the tail should be offset by meaningful downforce on the nose. I'm not thinking of the cosmetic commercial "splitters" available to us (Triple R, mountune, etc.), but a splitter with some tray behind it. It would almost certainly need to be a custom deal. Together, they can help tame a car that has substantially added speed bits and that is intended for serious track use.

However, IMHO a wing (like one of these) alone could make the nose a bit light at speed -- even for an unmodified ST. That's not what you really want when taking turns at the car's handling limit. If we had a RWD car, it would be more reasonable -- still nose and tail should have complementary bits.

For me, I opted for the cosmetic (and maybe mildly functional) mountune "splitter" and the mostly cosmetic 3D Carbon ducktail spoiler. They probably have some slight effects at speed, but not much more than the stock setup, if at all. But: They're effects should be offset by each other, leading MAYBE to a little bit of added stability, but not something I'll be counting on. I just like their looks! And don't believe they will substantially disrupt the handling of my car given my mild other changes.

YMMV.

 

[RAAMaudio]

I found a none ST rear spoiler on Ebay for cheap, mint shape, it is black, my car is silver so I would of had to paint it.

I got it to look over and see what I could do to use an APR 48" spec wing on/with it....but ran out of time to try it out due to house selling sooner than expected and now full time RVing. It is in NV in storage, will go back there in a couple of months or so.

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I would like to see the cross section of the revo wing and could then get an expert opinion on the shape or find a way to measure and calculate the effectiveness as it seems it could do some good without much drag and not look to bad at the same time.