No more roads!

IDG · 24 October 2001 17:59

quote:Originally posted by IDG: Ah… my monster doesn’t need them to be quick… [image]http://www.exiges.com/ubb/NonCGI/images/icons/wink.gif[/image]Seriously though, I’m not too happy with the extreme loads slicks place on the running gear, so I’ve chosen to not use them[This message has been edited by Admin5 (edited 24 October 2001).]Blime! I seem to have answered this myself!?Help, I’ve become possessed by Mr Admin![This message has been edited by IDG (edited 24 October 2001).]

Brendan · 27 October 2001 23:33

quote:Originally posted by Tony Whitter:Brendan ï¿½ I donï¿½t expect using the Motorsport front splitter to appreciable change the downforce at the back. Iï¿½ve raced ï¿½slicks and wingsï¿½ cars and changes made at one end donï¿½t have much effect on the other per se. Hi Tony. Again, I’m no expert, but I did read an article about Mark Waldron’s turbo charged 300 bhp and very light carbon bodied Elise. He was trying various aerodynamic mods in the wind tunnel at MIRA. They found that fitting a splitter had a large effect on rear downforce.Adding a deep front splitter is very different from adjusting the wings on a single seater because it reduces the amount of air flowing under the car. This reduces the effectiveness of the diffuser.Having said all of this, the splitter may not be low enough to really spoil the balance of the Exige, so I’d be very interested to hear how you get on with it.Cheers,Brendan

system · 27 October 2001 19:27

Brendan, you may well have a point. To be totally honest I don’t know what effect the Motorsport front splitter will have until I try it! If I get round to doing so, I’ll let you know how it feels. [image]http://www.exiges.com/ubb/NonCGI/images/icons/smile.gif[/image]

system · 6 November 2001 00:26

I didn’t try my motorsport front splitter at Donny, but I did speak to Dave Minter about the possibility. Basically Dave said that he was very confident that the motorsport front splitter would not reduce the rear downforce, but also that he would recommend against using it without the motorsport rear wing. Ho hum…

Brendan · 7 November 2001 21:31

Hmmm… That’s interesting. Thanks for letting us know.Go on, go for it. Get the big wing [image]http://www.exiges.com/ubb/NonCGI/images/icons/smile.gif[/image]

MarkD · 8 November 2001 08:24

And then they will say, 'Hmm, you really should only run the Motorsport splitter and wing with the Motorsport undertray’Go on Tony - give it a go [image]http://www.exiges.com/ubb/NonCGI/images/icons/grin.gif[/image]

stevegreen · 14 September 2002 10:29

quote:Originally posted by Tony Whitter:Phil ï¿½ Iï¿½ll check the price of the splitter and let you know. Fitting is easy providing you can get under the front of the car, but it does involve a replacement nose under-tray.Phil / Brendan ï¿½ I donï¿½t expect using the Motorsport front splitter to appreciable change the downforce at the back. Iï¿½ve raced ï¿½slicks and wingsï¿½ cars and changes made at one end donï¿½t have much effect on the other per se. As Iï¿½m sure youï¿½ll appreciate, you can have a car setup how you like (understeery, oversteery, or neutral) but with differing levels of downforce. When youï¿½re racing the overall level of downforce is dictated by the track and what is best to extract a good lap time, but it is independent of the front / rear balance. As the Exige is setup to understeer, I expect the front splitter to make the car more neutral, not tail happy. However, the motorsport rear wing can **not be fitted to an Exige without extensive modification as itï¿½s mounted on a central pillar that fixes through the centre of the rear clam onto a heavily modified internal chassis arrangement that only exists on the race car, so itï¿½s not really an option. If I do try my splitter, Iï¿½ll let you know what I think.**ony - now you are back on site…did yoou ever get around to doing this…I also understand that someone has fitted the motorsport rear wing…any further info would be appreciated