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I was just joking about strapping the poor little basset hound down in the back. Didn't want to turn it into a serious debate. It would obviously produce different results than a spoiler (bad weight distribution, no aerodynamic benefits, an unfortunate wet spot in the trunk...)
Another thing that confuses me with big spoilers on FWD cars - If you're adding downforce to the rear wheels, you're adding more traction at the back and possibly reducing traction at the front by unloading the wheels. Now FWD cars as a general rule tend to understeer at the limit anyway, as the front wheels are tasked with both driving and steering. Now if you add traction to the rear wheels (the ones that don't turn) at the expense of traction at the front wheels (which need to do two jobs with what little traction they have) then aren't you just making understeer worse?
And yes, when you have these guy's driving their mom's old Civics with a few bolt on mods and a fart can exhaust, a spoiler really won't make that much difference. Some, but not as much as it would on say, a well running Supra. Assuming they are both pushed to their limits, the Supra would obviously make better use of the downforce.
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