Vettn71
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In the thread about hood pins I noticed a couple cars with 03-04 fog lights mounted center of their bumpers, just below the grill opening. How are those mounted and what did you use as a template?
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Jim
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Jim
I love that splitter! Who's car is this?
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Hotmustang95, your car looks awesome. Is it a chore to get in out of steep driveways with a splitter like that? Also from a aerodynamic perspective does this help at high speeds or only low speeds?
I'll let him answer, but he races the car. So the splitter is functional. And high(er) speeds. Doesn't do anything at low speeds (nor is it meant to).
I was actually reading up on this link - http://allfitautomotive.com/blog/car-splitter-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/
I am more of function > form guy! Looks are just a plus.
Similar discussion here on spoilers vs wings. I don't claim to be an expert. I present the info as though I know what I am talking about, but of course could be completely wrong. But at least it gets people thinking.
I was actually reading up on this link - http://allfitautomotive.com/blog/car-splitter-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/
I am more of function > form guy! Looks are just a plus.
I read through that site you linked - they sort of treat a front lip and a splitter as similar things. This is not the case, as they perform very different functions. The front lip acts more as an air damn, rather than a splitter. A splitter and air dam, like a wing vs spoiler, perform different functions. One thing that wasn't really mentioning on that site is that the splitter generates downforce at the front of the car. This is why sometimes supporting rods are required - the downforce will deform the material if it is not solidly attached to the car. Splitters have the benefits mentioned in the article, with the major reason for using being downforce. If you don't want downforce but want to deal with the low pressure, front end lift, you can use an air dam (of which a front lip is just making your front air dam bigger).
hotmustang95, your car looks awesome. Is it a chore to get in out of steep driveways with a splitter like that? Also from a aerodynamic perspective does this help at high speeds or only low speeds?
For 1/2 racing, do you think a front splitter and diffuser can be beneficial? I know traveling at high rate of speed you want all the traction you can get.
A diffuser if I am not mistaken is one of the few times you can increase down force with out increasing drag. I decided to make one more for looks myself but there is still some more work to go obviously. I am sure it would probably help the function if it were closer to the ground and stuck out further but again this was a case where the function followed the form.
I really love this forum! Thanks for the lesson guys! I am looking into investing in one like this. This is Matt's sn95 on IG. One question does the mach 1 chin spoiler act as a mini air dam?
The stock front bumper acts as mini air dam, especially further underneath it. If you look under a stock front bumper (at least on the 94/95's, I assume the 96+ as well), you'll see further back about a foot a piece of black plastic sticking down. This is a little mini air dam that helps to send air up through the radiator from underneath the bumper. This piece of plastic gets ripped off a lot of cars it seems from interactions with curbs and stuff.
In this pic, it's the black strip running across the middle of the underside of the bumper:
The problem with running a chin lip is that you are making it harder for air to enter this area - which is potentially good for aero and potentially bad for radiator cooling. So if you want to run a chin lip (which will increase the size of the front air dam), you should look into helping the air get to rad via another route (or at a minimum at least keep your eye on the temps to make sure a problem wasn't created).
Good to know. It's also possible that the coolant system isn't really being taxed - have you had the car on a road course?