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Ste
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5mm polycarb and wrap it in fake cf

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Originally posted by VrsTurbo
It's true what they are saying. No point in doing all these extra things with out going out on a track and seeing how it behaves. What happens if you do even more things and it handles odd. You'll have to remove stuff till it feels right.



i cant really see it having any negative effect really, all its going to do is add a bit of downforce at the front, can make it adjustable easy enough anyways
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5mm polycarb and wrap it in fake cf


i did think about that tbh
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Ptfe
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thickness? reason? is it stronger than 3mm alu composite?
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have something made of real carbon on your car

http://www.carbonmods.co.uk/Products/Universal-Carbon-Fibre-Front-Splitter-Kit__CMUNSPLT001.aspx
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im not paying 219 quid for the sake of being fashionable lol

i have considered buying a sheet of real CF though you can get 2 or 3mm thick sheet for less than a ton
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cast iron
Steve
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good idea
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What about fiberglass? I use it on my canoe and it's very strong but easy to patch up, also cheap. I'm not sure how heavy a large section would be though
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i tried to find fibreglass and grp its not a bad shout but i reckon it would need to be a good 4-5mm thick and cant really find anywhere to do large sheets of it

[Edited on 05-07-2012 by Steve]
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are there no aftermarket splitter ready available for the puma Steve??
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http://pumabuild.com/pumacat/product_info.php?products_id=668
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iv seen all that ages ago, its overpriced and more of a styling piece rather then anything that will have any effect.

as said before i can make something for 1/10th the price of it that will be more effective

[Edited on 05-07-2012 by Steve]
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As said above I'd take the thing out on track and see what it's like before adding more stuff.
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i know what its like

the only difference from last time is the car is a bit lighter and a roll cage
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Splitters are used to reduce lift on the front end and the only type of lift your gettig atm is by using a jack!

Just drive it.. Yes they look nice and aggressive etc but As i said a splitter is there to reduce lift, are you getting lift? The answer is you dont know.. if you find that your getting excessive lift (which i doubt tbh) then sure plonk one on.

You have got to drive the car first and see what areas need improving on now, you have done so much and created a nice capable car but lets face it.. You need to drive it now to fine tune it.

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But to answer your question

9mm ply would be fine.
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
Splitters are used to reduce lift on the front end and the only type of lift your gettig atm is by using a jack!

Just drive it.. Yes they look nice and aggressive etc but As i said a splitter is there to reduce lift, are you getting lift? The answer is you dont know.. if you find that your getting excessive lift (which i doubt tbh) then sure plonk one on.

You have got to drive the car first and see what areas need improving on now, you have done so much and created a nice capable car but lets face it.. You need to drive it now to fine tune it.



wtf you fitted a splitter before youd ever been on a track and a massive spoiler
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iv seen all that ages ago, its overpriced and more of a styling piece rather then anything that will have any effect.

as said before i can make something for 1/10th the price of it that will be more effective

[Edited on 05-07-2012 by Steve]


Didnt you grill me for having ply on my car?
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i think i was going on more about the fact you were doing it without going on track lol
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Because i knew that i was getting lift you penis..

If i accellerated in a staiight line my front end used to point to the moon... When i was driving on B roads my front end used to become very light.. When i fitted the ply that went away.

Anyway were talking about 2 totally diffetent classes of power and performance here..

[Edited on 05-07-2012 by chris_uk]
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i think i was going on more about the fact you were doing it without going on track lol


Hold da phone.... Isnt that EXACTLY what your doing now? Sticking pieces of wood to your car without even going on track??

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