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Old Aug 9, 2018 | 05:41 PM
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Guys...( I hope this video is attached) I noticed on this video (other than the F getting spanked)...please play close attention to the RCF Rear spoiler. Is this an optical illusion or is his Rear Spoiler
really cranked up much higher than factory? It looks very cool this way and i have always thought ours needs to be more "prominent". This video shows it to have quite the sharp angle downward....is this possible to adjust this higher as I keep mine up anyway..
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Hmmm....the link did not work... ( Please scroll down..the video is attached )
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Old Aug 9, 2018 | 06:28 PM
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I know guys in Japan have an extender for the wing. Looks essentially likes thick black spacers between trunk and wing. Might be a rowen thing.
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Old Aug 9, 2018 | 06:57 PM
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when u take the spoiler off there are 2 plastic screw spacers u can adjust height or to make sit lower. i think it's originally for adjustment to let wing sit flush when down. i had to mess with it to get lexon cf spoiler to sit leveled when down
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Let me try again...sorry guys, for your review and opinion ;-)

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Originally Posted by 0mghi2u
when u take the spoiler off there are 2 plastic screw spacers u can adjust height or to make sit lower. i think it's originally for adjustment to let wing sit flush when down. i had to mess with it to get lexon cf spoiler to sit leveled when down
Ahhh....thanks guys..that explains it...well....that is a very cool look...I may have to do that to mine
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Old Aug 9, 2018 | 08:12 PM
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That's not stock. When you have the Varis long tail. It exaggerates the angle of the wing.
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Old Aug 9, 2018 | 09:45 PM
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On a side, the RCF is more modded than the ISF, yet lost. I don't know how he does it. Maybe, he is running slick tires? Seen this guy's channel. Apparently, mysteriously he always hits it before the other person with every single car. His channel is full of races like that. Here are a few examples. You can see he gets the hit every single time. I almost think he jumps the light since he never posts the ET. With 1/8th mile, it is too short for the quicker car to catch up,




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Old Aug 10, 2018 | 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by LXSDO
That's not stock. When you have the Varis long tail. It exaggerates the angle of the wing.
Hmmmmm...I think you nailed it...it does look like the Varis. What a shame..I would order one but the wait of 3 months and then having a third party getting it clear coated...kinda absurd...
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You can see on this one, I think he jumps the light...
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Old Aug 12, 2018 | 06:47 PM
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Yeah, he jumped the light. Went on yellow. By the time it was green, he was already moving.

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https://youtu.be/GBrEjJBh-sc

You can see on this one, I think he jumps the light...
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Old Aug 12, 2018 | 08:04 PM
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Well...I have seen all of his vids as well..he just never looses..even to a Mercedes C63. There is no way an ISF can beat a C 63 straight line...but he does and badly... I just cant believe it is a stock IS F
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Old Aug 13, 2018 | 02:13 PM
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Its just 1/8th mile, its down to reaction time and traction. Easy to beat a lot of cars that way.
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Originally Posted by liquidtek
Its just 1/8th mile, its down to reaction time and traction. Easy to beat a lot of cars that way.
This, plus some people just can't drag race, which is totally different animal than road course, auto x, etc. I didn't hear engine revving before launch so no power braking, which is why he probably loss.
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