V6/GT rear spoiler 94/95?

[Duckboy4]

I might be buying a '95 that has never had a rear spoiler installed on it. It seems I remember there being a difference between a V6 and a GT spoiler in those years, but I'm not certain. Anyone have the skinny? And I'm not in to aftermarket, non-factory spoilers unless they're really similar.

 

[RAU03MACH]

gt and v6 are the same
cobra not so much

 

[Duckboy4]

gt and v6 are the same
cobra not so much

Right, Cobra had a more aggressive shape as well as the third brake light.

 

[shovel]

If you're going to the trouble of installing a spoiler on an unspoiled trunk, might as well get something functional. As I understand it these cars have net aerodynamic lift - various claims hover around 100 pounds at the upper limit of legal highway speeds. The stock GT spoiler changes that by single digit amounts, if at all.

The Saleen S281 spoiler (or reproductions of it) have a pretty close to OEM look & supposedly come close to offsetting the lift entirely.

To head off any arguments this talk about lift comes from reading a lot of forum posts from a lot of years, my engineering education does not cover CFD and even if it did I don't have the models or equipment & none of this should be taken as more than an anecdote.

 

[CobraRGuy]

I'm curious what you've read about the stock Cobra spoiler downforce, which is what I have. The mounting hole pattern is different from the V6/GT.
I bought an APR carbon spoiler for a '94/'95 GT, so I will need to adapt to the Cobra pattern.
Has anyone done this?
Thanks, CobraRGuy

 

[Slice]

If you're going to the trouble of installing a spoiler on an unspoiled trunk, might as well get something functional. As I understand it these cars have net aerodynamic lift - various claims hover around 100 pounds at the upper limit of legal highway speeds. The stock GT spoiler changes that by single digit amounts, if at all.

The Saleen S281 spoiler (or reproductions of it) have a pretty close to OEM look & supposedly come close to offsetting the lift entirely.

To head off any arguments this talk about lift comes from reading a lot of forum posts from a lot of years, my engineering education does not cover CFD and even if it did I don't have the models or equipment & none of this should be taken as more than an anecdote.

I don't think anybody would notice any difference with or without a spoiler when they're driving. It's more a matter of looks as far as I'm concerned.