sergiomartins

What is the fastest any of you gone with the front splitter installed?
Im a little concerned with flexing on the lower part of the front bumper where the splitter is att.

Joel8005

I cannot address the top speed issue but that was a concern of mine. My front splitter is fiberglass and to help it stay rigid we fabricated a aluminum belly ban that was attached to the splitter and front bumper cover. Still has some flex but does not distort like the poly ones. The down side is that you had better stay far away from the parking stops.

Cheers,
Joel

Thom

Porsche made splitters on 968 turbos soft on purpose as they are supposed to flex and gradually increase downforce as speed increases.

968ls1

165 with a fiberglass splitter; not really sure how much it is deflecting.

sergiomartins

myself never topped 120 with the splitter installed... but i wonder what would happen if the thing would break loose.

Mike O

130mph on the front straight at Roebling Road. Many times 8^). Splitter is PU. It doesn't have any skuff marks on the bottom so it didn't reach the racing surface.

DFASTEST951

AIR splitter. One obiously wasn't fixed securely enough. Ripped off and ran over it between 180-185mph.
Otherwise, my top speed was 194mph with same splitter

I'll write back when I get my new tranny and a bigger life insurance policy...lol

Rich Sandor

165mph indicated with the fibreglass AIR 968 splitter. (widebody version, without the widebody)

flwbyu

150mph with the oem porsche polyu turbo s front splitter...no issues.

richard glickel.

I never thought the splitter was in danger of falling off, (still don't think that would happened), but a scrutineer approached me after a PCA club race at NJMP in '08 and mentioned that the flapping was noticeable on the front straight, so we installed these turnbuckle thingies and the p/u splitter no longer flexes or flaps at speed.

Mike O

That's great Feedback Richard! How fast were going when the flapping occured?

richard glickel.

I'd have no way of knowing at what speed the flapping would become obvious since I can't see the splitter while I'm driving. Speed on the front straight at NJMP Lightening circuit would be between 120 - 130 mph.

Rogue_Ant

Running CPR's V1 splitter - no problems at 150...

Mike O

Well since the flapping was noticed by the scrutineer while you were on the front straight and you usually do 130 there and I do 130 or better at my two tracks (Roebling and Sebring) it seems reasonable that I should stiffen up my splitter too.

BTW, I can't see my splitter from inside the car either

RajDatta

I can't imagine a factory splitter flapping at such low speeds. These spillters were put on turbo S and RS cars. Turbo S were well north of 170mph +. There could be issues with fatigue or either something being loose.
Raj