I am thinking of adding a front spoiler to my 65. But dont know if I should go with the original 66 style or the camaro style.

Does anyone have pictures of these so I can compare?

Thanks

Hilmar CA

65 corsa convertible turbo, tripple black
past cars
65 monza convertible 110 powerglide
63 turbo hardtop

I don’t have a photo, but the Camaro spoiler, IMO, looks a lot better and probably works better.

Rocco
65 EFI Turbo Corsa
YS113
Barboursville, Va

The stock unit meanss no trimming or fitting.

Factory S-10 air dam is also a decent choice.

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Yes... Air Dam.

Corventure Dave

Stock spoiler on my '66 or as Phil correctly says 'Air Dam'.

Some Corvair Guy in Ramona

I installed the Camaro air dam and did not use the metal support brackets. If it fails, I'll replace it. They're around $30 last time I checked.

Daniel Atkinson
Tacoma, WA
65 Turbocharged Corsa



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I should have known the spoiler term may have gotten people fired up. I always called it an air dam too, but when I looked at Clarks, the part was listed as spoiler, so I thought that might be the preferred term these days.

I'm just glad everyone knew what I wanted and got some good pics.

Looking at the pics, I think the stock 66 looks right for the car, but the Camaro one looks good to, so if its a significant price difference I may go with it.

Thanks guys.

This is a cut down version of a 2007-2009 GMC/Chevy-Colorado/Canyon pickup truck.



Here's a similar thread.
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Dave W. / Gilbert Arizona
65 Corsa 140/4 Butternut Yellow
66 Corsa 140/4 Stinger Tribute
66 Corsa 140/4 w/factory A/C Aztec Bronze
65 Monza 4DR 140/PG w/factory A/C Ermine White
65 Monza 4DR EJ20T/5 Light Metallic Blue






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The General calls it a "valance panel". Since they created it I'll go with that terminology.
Personally I think it looks best especially compared to that horny Camaro thing.
However, the Camaro panel is cheap and we all know how much we like that!

Corsa enterprise

J.O.

65 Corsa Turbo Vert
79 Honda XL 500S
69 Honda CL 160 D
2010 BMW F 650 GS
2003 Bounder 36D
2023 KIA K5 GT/GT1 turbo-AKA ZIPPY II (wife,s car)
69 Newport Holiday Sailboat
Baja 150 dune buggy cart
Coleman HS 500 UTV
2016 KIA Sorento SXL Turbo

Bethlehem,Pa

Installing a Factory Air-dam on a car that does not have one will improve freeway handling.
The deeper they reach, the better they will work.
So, the S=10 one that is shown will probably be the most effective of all that are presented here.
The Camaro one does look nice, and I've never thought it looked like Priapus.
I didn't have any spare cash around, but I did have access to some sheet-metal, and a Bending Brake, so I made my own deep Air-Dam.

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WA. state, 1 mile south of the Canadian border, I am not at the end of the world, but you can see it from here.

Here's an S10 air dam on my autox car

maybe I will take a trip to the local pick and pull with a tape measure and see what I can come up with.

A little exploring before I commit to something might be a good idea

Hilmar CA

65 corsa convertible turbo, tripple black
past cars
65 monza convertible 110 powerglide
63 turbo hardtop

I think for me, I want something like AZDave has in his picture. It looks like his rim/tire size is about what I am looking to run as well. probably 215/45R17

I used an S-10 on my Arizona car in order to provide a separation between the cooler incoming air to the front mounted air conditioner condenser core and the exiting warmer air. The stock valance panel only extends to the bottom of the car, whereas the S-10 goes lower. It's also easy to modify for perfect fit, needing only a little shortening on the ends and some careful trimming on the top corners to match the body contour. I also took a heat gun and put a nice little "V" in the center to sweeten it to perfection. I will post pictures tomorrow morning when I can use my computer. This is on my phone as I am at work.

Mark

Valance is a word used to describe curtains not air dams.

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