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Old 11-04-2009, 05:13 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ncs View Post
aerodynamics - front splitter

Donno what it will do for mpg. There seem to be much agreement that it only changes handling characteristics at highway speed. I read somewhere that a splitter should stick out twice the distnace it is from the ground. So if you have 4 inches of clearance under the bumper, the splitter should stick out 8 inches. I can't seem to find that reference though.
Is that for maximum effect (to your recollection), or for any effect?

If I had to guess, I'd say it's probably just for maximum usable effect, where drag and downforce meet an equilibrium for a given angle. That is, of course, provided that it even makes a difference.

I know that splitters and canards usually are found hand in hand in most applications, and the canards are supposedly a good way to get some extra downforce while diverting air away from the tires' outside profile.
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