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Originally Posted by BOWTIEBOB
I have the 2019 ZR1 ZTK with the high wing. The 900 plus pounds of down force reaches max at or near top speed as I understand it 200 plus mph. Would like to see 155 mph comparison to learn actual increase in down force. On the ZR1 it is "front balanced" with an underwing to prevent the lift and instability that can accompany that much down force. Furthermore, the ZTK wing is mounted with hardwar to the frame with metal brackets. Weapon X uses billet for his ZR1 brackets but I don't know if factory trunk mount brackets would be strong enough for that much down force. I have a 2017 ZL1 and would have to determine the instability and steering response to so much down force on the rear. Weapon X quality and engineering is second to none however I would like to see some data on durability, handling and other factors affecting safety before mounting this laege wing on the trunk of my ZL1.
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The total downforce of the entire car is 900lbs, not just the wing
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Originally Posted by angryBits
I hate to be the nay-sayer but I don't think this is going to be a performance improvement, only cosmetic. It may even hinder performance compared to the OEM ZL1 1LE wing.
GM already went ludicrous-mode on the ZL1 1LE, including its wing. If the ZR1's wing was going to improve performance I sure they would have used it.
I'd bet the ZL1 1LE's wing is the exact balance of downforce and drag to reach optimal lap times.
My guess would be that the ZR1 wing is going to hurt lap times and certainly hurt 0-60 and 1/4 mile times if you're into that.
Having said all that -- there's nothing wrong with modding purely for cosmetic reasons 
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ZR1 came out a littttttle later than the ZL1 1LE