After my last 1/2mi event, I decided that aero was going to be one of a number of things I would focus on to prep for the next half mile in Ocala. In an effort to create a little more stability on the front end of my SS, I've already sorted out the rear, I came up with a basic design and sent it to our friends over at APR and they made a custom one off carbon fiber front splitter for me. Well, it came in today and now I just need to get it mounted. It looks amazing and is solid. It's pretty aggressive and sits 4.5" off the front of the SS and goes all the way back to the oil pan which I'm hoping will help stabilize some of the air flow going under the SS but testing after it is mounted will tell me that.
Sneak Peak - The New Front Lip
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very interesting - I look forward to hearing how this works out
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Looks awesome! Interested to see how the aero performance is affected!
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sure would be great if someone got some wind tunnel time to play with things like this.
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Will be interesting to see how it works out. For your intended use, looks good.
For the rest of us...
The further that reaches out at the front from the wheels, the quicker that 4.5" clearance is gonna dissappear on bumps, ramps, and incline changes... -
Will be interesting to see how it works out. For your intended use, looks good.
For the rest of us...
The further that reaches out at the front from the wheels, the quicker that 4.5" clearance is gonna dissappear on bumps, ramps, and incline changes...We will also be doing a less aggressive version once we have mounting options sorted out. Also, unless your SS is bagged or has been significantly lowered on coil overs, clearance shouldn't be an issue. The SS doesn't sit that low and the suspension isn't that soft. I have mine lowered quite a bit and clearance with the stock front end has never been an issue even tossing it around on a road course. But I also do not live in places like Los Angeles where driveways to a lot of places tend to be pretty steep and I cannot speak to the road quality, bump size, or ramp inclines in Alabama.
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Okay Kyle - please tell us
in your OP your words "I've already sorted out the rear"
have you actually done something to help with that giant vacuum creating dead zone? -
sure would be great if someone got some wind tunnel time to play with things like this.
Building a wind tunnel for a 1/10th or even a 1/5 scale mockup wouldn't be too hard, but full size gets real expensive!
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I have been running a similar lower splitter since day one.
It comes back as far as my inter cooler, I am sure yours will be much more effective on the track but I can tell you it will be a bear on street.
Be extremely careful on every incline and driveway. the extra length up front is like having a cow catcher - entering and exiting the trailer is another challenge
But I have smacked that thing 100 times and haven't broken it yetYours is beautiful piece of work I am jealous!
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I got tired of having to readjust the lower front wing after what seemed to be all-too frequent critter encounters during night rides, so I replaced the lower wing with an eBay rear deck spoiler. The spoiler is about 42" wide and so far I attribute its narrower width (compared to the full width lower front wing) with being better able to avoid impacts with critters and road debris. Theoretically, the spoiler can also be adjusted to increase or reduce any down-force the spoiler might generate. Here's a pic -
@ericastar76 expressed some concern about the possibility of damaging the front frame extensions since the aluminum mounts are angled down and might leverage the extensions in an impact. I've come up with a bracket redesign that should hopefully allow the bracket to slide backwards in an impact and spread the force out timewise, but haven't gotten around to fabbing a set to check it out. The new bracket will mount above the spoiler and should also lower the wing so it's below or closer to the bottom of the intercooler and work with a piece I'm designing to enclose the lower area between the two frame extension boxes and better direct air to the intercooler and radiator. -
Building a wind tunnel for a 1/10th or even a 1/5 scale mockup wouldn't be too hard, but full size gets real expensive!
About $5K per work shift plus consumables .... sometimes its the only way to know ......
Windshear – full-scale, rolling road, aerodynamic wind tunnel in Concord, North Carolina
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Snow? whats snow?
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When do we get to see some photos of that front splitter all mounted up?
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When do we get to see some photos of that front splitter all mounted up?
One of our Fab guys just drew up the brackets we are going to use for support in addition to the front support rods and sent the files to the laser cutters. Should have the brackets back in a few business days. Once mounted I'll post some pics.
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One of our Fab guys just drew up the brackets we are going to use for support in addition to the front support rods and sent the files to the laser cutters. Should have the brackets back in a few business days. Once mounted I'll post some pics.
Great
I wish I could run with something that sits that far out on the street but I have learned from mine that won't be practical
Hell I couln't even remove mine without a grinder there are no heads left on the bolts underneath the splitter. I even raised the front ground clearance to 4.5"Looking forward to the final pictures
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GreatI wish I could run with something that sits that far out on the street but I have learned from mine that won't be practical
Hell I couln't even remove mine without a grinder there are no heads left on the bolts underneath the splitter. I even raised the front ground clearance to 4.5"Looking forward to the final pictures
so true.... There is a street limit for sure.
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Well I've finally gotten a chance to start this front lip project. Here are a few photos. It's mounted and solid but nowhere near finished or fully supported. The end game will be for it to have enough overall support for a 150# person to stand on it. However, I will be testing that with one of the lighter weight females here first. Momma didn't raise no fool.
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Kyle D
Changed the title of the thread from “Christmas Came Early - Sneak Peak” to “Sneak Peak - The New Front Lip”. -
Now that just looks aerodynamically correct ! Must be the windshield lol
