C8 Corvette owners have a number of options when it comes to selecting a rear spoiler, with one of the most popular being the wing included with the Z51 Performance Package. Now, ACS Composite is offering an upgrade for the Z51 spoiler in the form of new spoiler wickers, which add a custom look to the rear end, without overhauling the styling you get from the factory. Additionally, ACS Composite claims that the new C8 Wickers also increase rear-end downforce.
The new ACS Composite upgrade includes two components, one for each side of the spoiler. The wickers are made from PC composite plastic and are painted in Carbon Flash Black to match the other exterior components, such as the diffuser and side intake boomerang.
Installation of the new C8 Corvette Wickers is easy, and requires a drill and rivet gun to complete, attaching to the standard Z51 rear spoiler by way of double-sided tape and six rivets. Check out the video below to see how it’s done.
Pricing is set at $449.00, per the ACS Composite website.
ACS Composite doesn’t specify how much the new C8 Corvette rear spoiler wickers increase rear-end downforce, but for reference, Chevrolet says that the stock Z51 spoiler produces over 400 pounds of downforce at speed.
Regardless, the new components definitely enhance the styling of the C8 Corvette, and looks similar to the upgraded wickers offered for the C7-generation Z06 Corvette. Additionally, ACS Composite says the new components do not restrict rear visibility.
In addition to these new wickers for the Z51 spoiler, ACS Composite also offers a variety of different aero upgrades for the C8 Corvette, including a replica of the High Wing Spoiler, the Z51 Spoiler, and the Z51 Splitter.
As a reminder, the C8 Corvette is equipped with the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2, which produces 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque when equipped with the factory performance exhaust system included with the Z51 Performance Package.
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Comments
Why added wickers? Because you will buy them. Why does GM offer two wings that offer the same amount of down force? Because you will buy them.
It is great to see the aftermarket companies improve the looks of Corvette spoilers because this is one concept of the car along with the front grill area that the GM design team did not do a 100% great job on. (overall I give GM design team a 96 grade. these two touchups bring the automobile to the Farraie competition level.
This is a beautiful looking spoiler, there is NO reason, GM design team could not design a better-looking spoiler from the start. And GM should not overcharge its first purchasers who want to upgrade to a better-looking spoiler. but there is no reason an aftermarket company needs to come in and rectify a design blunder. The original spoiler was not up to the class of this car and that is the 100% truth. Please GM do not overcharge for this $300.00 item, your design team blundered the original design. so take your finger off the thumb down button and go thumb up. you know I am telling the truth!!!
Why can t we buy this spoiler as an individual option? You need the Z51 package!
You can buy the Z51 spoiler as a stand alone option, but you need to purchase it through the dealers parts department. The spoiler will come color matched to your car and installed for $1,200.00.
I did this on my C7 Corvette and it worked out great.
Hi there,
I am in my late 70s and have owned my show stopping 62 since 1976. I bought a NEW 07 C-6 and took delivery back in August of 06…………BEST Vette I have ever driven and owned of the several others I have owned.
That being said I have ordered a C-8 1LT and as a purist and an ARTIST I think the Vettes out of the factory look good enough without all the weird stuff added on making it look like a pregnant Mustang.
I for one unless using a Vette for the track thinks the added spoilers and other various items outside the original design just takes away from the clean sharp look and design of the car.
Basics are better…………less clutter makes for a look of more original detail.
However, like many …..too each his own.
JD
$449 FOR THIS ?
NO
I think they left out a decimal point one position to the left in the price.