Spolier/Splitter Question

#1

OK I currently have no front spoiler or splitter. What do you guys run on your cars?

#2

Most folks are using the stock airdam. I experimented with a splitter but near as I can tell from my reading, our cars have net rear lift. So if you can’t get some downforce in the rear, it’d be a mistake to add downforce in front.

And you can’t get some downforce in the rear.

A recent Grassroots Motorsports mag had a good article on aero.

#3

Here’s a good, inconclusive, sometimes-adversarial thread on the topic. :laugh:

http://spece30.com/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,94/func,view/id,45802/catid,16/limit,10/limitstart,0/

#4

nothing front or rear on the white car…not sure if it made a difference at Charlotte…Patton seemed faster and I think he runs the stock iS spoier on the front…

all negated when you are in the draft.

AL

#5

Man I want to mount my stock IS spoiler so bad. I’m still waiting on my buddy to fab up some replacement mounts for my broken plastic factory ones.

#6

King Tut wrote:

Just fab a little shelf under your bumper and hang the airdam on it. Then use flexties to fasten it in place.

#7

I put an airdam on my car this time because I needed more room for Stickers!:woohoo:

I keep a bag of the plastic clips, we get them from the local BMW store and I dont remember them being expensive. Probably much easier to do that than to fab up new mounts…

#8

I drilled and tapped my metal bumper E30 and bolted the OEM spoiler to it. I added two aluminum supports on the bottom to the bottom radiator mounts. Very solid.

#9

After seeing your setup at NJMP, I’ve done something very similar. Much more sturdy.

#10

Seeing this thread reminds me yet again that I still don’t have mine mounted. I think it is time to try and fab something.

#11

I have gone with the stock IS front lip and use a combination on the stock plastic clips/flexties and a little duct tape just because. B)