Rear Diffuser

[The Baron]

Hi all

I while ago I looked into having a rear diffuser made for my Striker but backed out because I thought a little research was required.

Do they actually work or are you just adding more weight??

What about jacking points? do they get in the way?

[RobMsport]

If they've been developed they definitely work. A friend who sprints a Westy V8 450bhp car had one fitted off a race Exige , with a little adjustment. Once fitted the fibreglass rear wings dragged the tyres on high speed corners which mean't some set-up changes. However , I know of others made by '' guestimation '' regarding angles that didn't help at all

[dopdog]

you are correct rob there is a set angle for them and i made one on number 2 striker but had a raw carbon one on striker 3, this one was a flat bottom with a kink/lip towards the rear and if I remember correctly it was wind tunnel tested.

did they make a difference? who knows but the car was very stable at top speed so maybe

[pigeondave]

It appears that theres not need to go above 7deg

http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95701

I don't know how i can get one to work on a live axle car with out more thinking

[The Baron]

So I assume they need something to balance the front end tho too? some front end aero?
not sure how this would work on a striker without looking ugly.
so is a flat bottomed item the way to go or 'tunnels'? Anyone got any photos of what they've done or seen on a striker?
There was a fabulous R1 striker at Stoneleigh with some lovely little bits on.

[dopdog]

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[The Baron]

Excellent stuff.

Cheers!

[Edd]

Was the Fury orange? Sounds like Adrians,
Edd

[The Baron]

Orange and black with a lovely up and over twin exhaust detail Edd

[adithorp]

Seeing as mine got mentioned... here it is along with some gratuitous scenery.