Mitsubishi OEM Spoilers

Mitsubishi OEM Spoilers are spoilers that are direct replacements for the spoilers that came on Mitsubishi vehicles from the factory. Not all Mitsubishi cars came with OEM spoilers so you can buy OEM style spoilers for your vehicle as an aftermarket item.

Here is a little history about Mitsubishi and OEM Spoilers

Mitsubishi's automotive origins date back as far as 1917, when the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. introduced the Model A, Japan's first series-production automobile. An entirely hand-built seven-seater sedan based on the Fiat Tipo 3, it proved expensive compared to its American and European mass-produced rivals, and was discontinued in 1921 after only 22 had been built.

In 1934, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding was merged with the Mitsubishi Aircraft Co., a company established in 1920 to manufacture aircraft engines. The unified company was known as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), and was the largest private company in Japan. MHI concentrated on manufacturing aircraft, ships, railroad cars and machinery, but in 1937 developed the PX33, a prototype sedan for military use. It was the first Japanese-built passenger car with full-time four-wheel drive, a technology the company would return to almost fifty years later in its quest for motorsport and sales success.

OEM spoilers are factory or factory style spoilers, to match the original OEM spoiler that would have being a factory option.

Sports cars are most commonly seen with front and rear OEM spoilers . Even though these vehicles typically have a more rigid chassis and a stiffer suspension to aid in high speed maneuverability, a spoiler can still be beneficial. This is because many vehicles have a fairly steep downward angle going from the rear edge of the roof down to the trunk or tail of the car. At high speeds, air flowing across the roof tumbles over this edge, causing air flow separation. The flow of air becomes turbulent and a low-pressure zone is created, increasing drag and instability . Adding a rear spoiler makes the air "see" a longer, gentler slope from the roof to the spoiler, which helps to delay flow separation. This decreases drag, increases fuel economy, and helps keep the rear window clean.

One of the best remembered factory / OEM spoilers is the wing on the Road Runing Superbird and the Charger Daytona in 1970.

The main design goal of the spoilers in passenger vehicles is to reduce drag and increase fuel efficiency. While many often imitate wings and airfoils, these serve mostly decorative purposes. Passenger vehicles can be equipped with front and rear spoilers. Front spoilers, found beneath the bumper, are mainly used to direct air flow away from the tires to the underbody where the drag coefficient is less. Rear spoilers, which modify the transition in shape between the roof and the rear and the trunk and the rear, act to minimize the turbulence at the rear of the vehicle.

Also new vehicles today not only have rear spoilers, the also have front spoilers. The front spoilers, also known as an air dam helps to move the air over the front of the vehicle and not under the vehicle which create lift.