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R Lee

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29th Jun 11 at 12:22

Do you think it'll be on strong enough?
With all this talk about downforce, are you not scared that you'll just run over it and smashing your underneath when it comes off?

I've no idea, btw

Just curious.

chris_uk

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29th Jun 11 at 12:26

the underneath is a flat floor so nothing to damage, and i recon it will be fine and we have put on on the race car and its seen 2 events without a hint of a problem.

here it is.

[Edited on 29-06-2011 by chris_uk]

R Lee

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29th Jun 11 at 12:28

Canards, they're aimed at a particular angle to help turn in, iirc?

I just can't help but think its a flat piece of wood. How does this help?

I'm not clued up about downforce.

chris_uk

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29th Jun 11 at 12:29

basically ...

'The splitter works by separating or 'splitting' the volume of air that hits the front of the car. The job o the splitter is to reduce the volume of air that is permitted to flow under the car and must therefore travel over it. The smaller volume of air is able to travel faster and as a result reduces the pressure under the car. This effect is really a matter of reducing lift rather than generating downforce as such, as is the inherent nature of most road cars.'

R Lee

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29th Jun 11 at 12:30

Reducing lift!
I get it now.

Christopher

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29th Jun 11 at 13:44

Personally think it looks good chris and will tie in nicely with the spoiler! Are you putting those metal things on that hold it up? I dont know what they are called?

chris_uk

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29th Jun 11 at 13:59

i wasnt going to no, they are only used to make it so the splitter is angled so its flat/slightly pointing down. shhouldnt really need that on this and its pretty firm really, you can almost stand on it.

Finny_corsa

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29th Jun 11 at 14:37

nice

dhdev

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29th Jun 11 at 14:42

The splitter looks great! Keep the woodgrain, Nelly wood be proud.

quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
basically ...

'The splitter works by separating or 'splitting' the volume of air that hits the front of the car. The job o the splitter is to reduce the volume of air that is permitted to flow under the car and must therefore travel over it. The smaller volume of air is able to travel faster and as a result reduces the pressure under the car. This effect is really a matter of reducing lift rather than generating downforce as such, as is the inherent nature of most road cars.'

Where was this quote from? A splitter produces downforce by providing a surface for the high pressure at the blunt nose of a car to act upon. That quote is confusing splitters with airdams.

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29th Jun 11 at 16:29

i used to have a plywood spiltter on the Impreza

Might actually go back to one.

Hard to to better for the money, the one on Fee's costs hundreds and gets mashed all the time

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29th Jun 11 at 16:29

here is my new one

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29th Jun 11 at 16:31

on a more serious note

here it is trimmed and with end bittys

antnee

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29th Jun 11 at 16:38

How well do splitters work in reality? Im toying with the idea of one for my track car

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29th Jun 11 at 16:51

its worth while.... if you need it

IF you dont run decent tyres, decent suspension or decent brakes I wouldnt bother

Jambo

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29th Jun 11 at 16:54

Renault laguna splitter

antnee

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29th Jun 11 at 17:37

quote:
Originally posted by AK
its worth while.... if you need it

IF you dont run decent tyres, decent suspension or decent brakes I wouldnt bother

So its the next step once those are ticked off? Does yours just mainly help in higher speed corners?

Graham88

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29th Jun 11 at 17:47

I just think that everyone on here bar Fee & AK maybe can get faster times by improving their driving before adding pointless things like that. I find it very hard that anybody is pushing their car to the limit so much so that they need this to take milliseconds off per lap by bolting bits of wood to their car

Steve

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29th Jun 11 at 17:49

agree

chris_uk

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29th Jun 11 at 20:49

the splitter on jimmys car actually helped the car stay stable at knockhill and gave him much more confidence to drive quicker. its not just about milliseconds.

[Edited on 29-06-2011 by chris_uk]

Gary

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29th Jun 11 at 20:56

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
agree

Jealous

chris_uk

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29th Jun 11 at 20:58

adam, how did you attach yours underneath?

ianofbhills

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29th Jun 11 at 21:07

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
I just think that everyone on here bar Fee & AK maybe can get faster times by improving their driving before adding pointless things like that. I find it very hard that anybody is pushing their car to the limit so much so that they need this to take milliseconds off per lap by bolting bits of wood to their car

That

antnee

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29th Jun 11 at 21:25

I would be looking at making/using one as more of a extension to my studies

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29th Jun 11 at 21:33

along the leading edge of the bumper with large washers to spread loads, alu bracts at the wheel wells and good old cable ties to the rear of the subframe.

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29th Jun 11 at 21:36

Fee's - carbon sheet over layered foam - v light

behind the scenes of mine

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