Alloy wings?

DubbyFan Wolfsburg Wizard

518 posts · joined Nov 2010 · 9 May 2013, 1:23 pm

#954848

Just a question for you drag racing types, why do you see alloy wings under the rear window/above the engine on
drag Beetles? I guess the obvious aerodynamics but I was wondering also if you get a backfire out the carbie intake
and therefore fire, do they isolate fire risk as well?

You often see the air intake especially on turbo engines coming out through the top of these wings.

Thank you......

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 9 May 2013, 1:28 pm

#954849

Mine is going on because it will look cool! And I'm not ashamed to admit it 😂

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 9 May 2013, 3:17 pm

#954877

I dont think they isolate fire risk. as far as intakes commint through them, Thats just to get as much air in as possible. I think i read on another post on here that a small lip above the window works better for downforce than the big ones we use. But the sides on ours help straightline stability.( im sure ill be corrected if im wrong)
Mine was made because Morgan got bored. Not sure if it works at all, but comes in very handy to put things on when working on the engine( or in stanlys case chips and a drink)😂

FROSTY Insano Dub Head

744 posts · joined May 2009 · 9 May 2013, 4:16 pm

#954885

I need mine to look fast cause the car is slow, I'm just overcompensating ...

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 9 May 2013, 4:44 pm

#954888

FROSTY wrote:I need mine to look fast cause the car is slow, I'm just overcompensating ...

😂

Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 9 May 2013, 5:10 pm

#954889

whathaveidone wrote:Not sure if it works at all, but comes in very handy to put things on when working on the engine( or in stanlys case chips and a drink)😂

😂

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 9 May 2013, 6:10 pm

#954896

Tools too guy's, doubles as a work bench.....😂

Also they cover bigger/more engine accessories and raised engines don't fit under decklids too well. As for the air intake, cool inlet air temps is a big component to making maximum hp.

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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 9 May 2013, 7:17 pm

#954912

1916baja wrote:Mine is going on because it will look cool! And I'm not ashamed to admit it 😂

And that's a perfectly good reason.😎

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 9 May 2013, 8:11 pm

#954925

I use a BIGWIG wing on my oval after running into the mid 10's without one at 128mph , and I seriously struggled to keep the oval in its own lane at the end of the track in the braking area .

After installing the wing on my oval it has proved to be very stable at speeds to 140mph .

Team WPVW members Ben Ford and Chris Bolton both use these wings also with great success .
The large side plates create a much more direct air-flow over the rear of the car and the top plate supplies just the correct amount of down-force without creating unwanted drag thru the air .
On Ben Fords supercharged bug we ran an air intake scoop thru the wing to get much cooler air into the engine and it worked a treat !!

I have 3 of these BIGWIG wings in stock for sale .

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dragvw2180 Officially Full-On Dubber

393 posts · joined May 2006 · 9 May 2013, 11:57 pm

#954987

Big Wig makes some excellent quality parts , the man is a craftsman . These were some mockup pics of the car , we changed the rear fenders and redid the back end differantly.

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