Front splitter smashed off again!

[CHIMV8]

Beautiful day up here today.

Took her out for a blast,and went to fast(about 10mph!) over speed bump and whipped off my DIY splitter again(3rd time!).

Only fitted as i thought it stopped the bonnet moving at high speed.

Since found out if you adjust the bonnet stay at either side, so the bonnet is tight when shut,this prevents the bonnet tremble anyway.

So long story short the splitter is no more!

[MADMAX2]

i was doing around 140 leptons on the M40 when i lost my splitter luckily it was 7am i heard a clank then looked in mirror saw it flying behind nobody on the road ... phew..... no damage to the underside aswell.... the force of going so fast took it off

[QBee]

CHIMV8 said:

Since found out if you adjust the bonnet stay at either side, so the bonnet is tight when shut,this prevents the bonnet tremble anyway.

Bonnet stay? What's that? I would like to do that adjustment, as mine popped open at 135 last summer.....

[ChimpofDarkness]

MADMAX2 said:

i was doing around 140 leptons on the M40 when i lost my splitter luckily it was 7am i heard a clank then looked in mirror saw it flying behind nobody on the road ... phew..... no damage to the underside aswell.... the force of going so fast took it off

This is interesting as it should prove or disprove if the high speed stability is improved by the splitter or not.

MADMAX2, did you notice much, if any, difference when you lost it at 140?

[MADMAX2]

ChimpofDarkness said:

MADMAX2 said:

i was doing around 140 leptons on the M40 when i lost my splitter luckily it was 7am i heard a clank then looked in mirror saw it flying behind nobody on the road ... phew..... no damage to the underside aswell.... the force of going so fast took it off

This is interesting as it should prove or disprove if the high speed stability is improved by the splitter or not.

MADMAX2, did you notice much, if any, difference when you lost it at 140?

not a thing .. if my memory serves me right i self tapped it on may have loosened up i did think to pot rivet but thought if i gets ripped off by a speed bump would cause more damage

[ChimpofDarkness]

MADMAX2 said:

ChimpofDarkness said:

MADMAX2 said:

i was doing around 140 leptons on the M40 when i lost my splitter luckily it was 7am i heard a clank then looked in mirror saw it flying behind nobody on the road ... phew..... no damage to the underside aswell.... the force of going so fast took it off

This is interesting as it should prove or disprove if the high speed stability is improved by the splitter or not.

MADMAX2, did you notice much, if any, difference when you lost it at 140?

not a thing ..

Thought not, I'm in no hurry to replace my missing splitter.

Adjustable suspension that allows you to drop the front to get the rake right is way more effective at improving high speed stability than any splitter.

[SILICONEKID350HP]

These must help.. Want some ..

[ngr]

SILICONEKID350HP said:

These must help.. Want some ..

I have a pair available if your interested send me a mail :-)

[SILICONEKID350HP]

ngr said:

SILICONEKID350HP said:

These must help.. Want some ..

I have a pair available if your interested send me a mail :-)

why are you selling and are they in black .

[ngr]

SILICONEKID350HP said:

ngr said:

SILICONEKID350HP said:

These must help.. Want some ..

I have a pair available if your interested send me a mail :-)

why are you selling and are they in black .

There a customers who purchased them not realising how much work they are to fit. They need a lot of modification to fit a chim. We made a custom splitter for him instead so he has asked me to sell them for him. I believe they were £150 but open to offers. They will need some modification and painting.

[MADMAX2]

SILICONEKID350HP said:

ngr said:

SILICONEKID350HP said:

These must help.. Want some ..

I have a pair available if your interested send me a mail :-)

why are you selling and are they in black .

£8.35

[SILICONEKID350HP]

Why don`t they make them to fit ? measure up, three bolts in each side, job done ..

Surely a better design is needed..!

[Chilliman]

ngr said:

There a customers who purchased them not realising how much work they are to fit. They need a lot of modification to fit a chim. We made a custom splitter for him instead so he has asked me to sell them for him. I believe they were £150 but open to offers. They will need some modification and painting.

Any pictures of the custom splitter you made Neil?

Cheers,

Chilli

[Tinker15]

CHIMV8 said:

Beautiful day up here today.

Took her out for a blast,and went to fast(about 10mph!) over speed bump and whipped off my DIY splitter again(3rd time!).

Only fitted as i thought it stopped the bonnet moving at high speed.

Since found out if you adjust the bonnet stay at either side, so the bonnet is tight when shut,this prevents the bonnet tremble anyway.

So long story short the splitter is no more!

Well that made two in West Yorkshire yesterday! I think mine was original (see photo) and to make matters worse jammed under the car. There was no way I was going to get it out so in the end had to call my breakdown service who with a low loader truck managed to raise the front end of the car and remove it.

The thing that concerns me about not replacing it is that the splitter is supposed to help with cooling and as we will spend 6 weeks with the car in France during the summer it is a concern. Has anyone any views on this?

There seems to be a plastic one available http://www.fibreon.co.uk/products/part/18 and a aluminium one from Racing Green http://tinyurl.com/dxqgmth Any views on either would be appreciated.

[SILICONEKID350HP]

Another plastic splitter made from a piece of gutter..

[daveparry]

These spoilers fit nicely and my bonnet has stayed put up to 160mph!

[Chilliman]

'Helps with downforce and cooling'

Be interesting to actually see quantifiable evidence of this. I suspect there isn't any.... I mean who's going to hire a wind tunnel to test a £34 quid strip of aluminium?

'Scuse the scepticism...

Chilli...

[SILICONEKID350HP]

daveparry said:

These spoilers fit nicely and my bonnet has stayed put up to 160mph!

Was it being towed by another car ?

[Tinker15]

SILICONEKID350HP said:

Another plastic splitter made from a piece of gutter..

There are two reservations I have with this solution. The first is does it work as well and the second is can I bring myself to fit a piece of guttering to my P&J.

[ngr]

Chilliman said:

ngr said:

There a customers who purchased them not realising how much work they are to fit. They need a lot of modification to fit a chim. We made a custom splitter for him instead so he has asked me to sell them for him. I believe they were £150 but open to offers. They will need some modification and painting.

Any pictures of the custom splitter you made Neil?

Cheers,

Chilli

I haven't got a photo account currently to post on here but there is a pic on my Neil garner performance face book page if someone wants to post it up your welcome. It's fitted on a sprint car.
It's made out of a resin impregnated wood that is used for race car planks/splitters and has exceptional wear resistance as well as being waterproof and much stiffer.