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Old 07-18-2018, 10:44 PM
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sweet... like I said I want to have mine clear wrapped before it goes on and I have some carbon apsis side skirts and I want to do the same with those
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I did a bit more lengthy review on my build page

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1597626002

other than the hate i'm getting from the old men on the facebook pages for "making my car undriveable" the feedback on the way it sits has been positive. i 100% love the way it looks.
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Originally Posted by 2k2wranglerx
I did a bit more lengthy review on my build page

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1597626002

other than the hate i'm getting from the old men on the facebook pages for "making my car undriveable" the feedback on the way it sits has been positive. i 100% love the way it looks.
Thanks for sharing those pics and vid, your Vette looks amazing!
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Thanks for sharing those pics and vid, your Vette looks amazing!
Thank you,

i'm very happy with how it turned out... just makes me want a rear diffuser and side skirts more lol.
Old 07-19-2018, 04:06 PM
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it looks extremely aesthetic on our cars. great job on the lip design. now i can't wait for the race version to be ready!

will the non race version be available for purchase with the updated lip with rolled edge? would like to have the option to purchase just the lip with the rolled area for attaching a splitter.
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well dangit, I tried to test fit mine just sitting against the bumper to see how it looks and the center tray is hitting my intercooler... it will probably need to be trimmed a few inches but it should still work, it just might be a little longer before I get around to installing it
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Originally Posted by neutron82
well dangit, I tried to test fit mine just sitting against the bumper to see how it looks and the center tray is hitting my intercooler... it will probably need to be trimmed a few inches but it should still work, it just might be a little longer before I get around to installing it
Do you have A&A setup with "ram-air" intercooler or something else?
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not a&a but I have a lowered cradle so it moves everything down to allow clearance up top so that's what causes the tray on the splitter to hit the bottom tank of the intercooler... if I trim a few inches off it should allow the splitter to fit in place and the tray will rest right up against the intercooler tank
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Originally Posted by neutron82
not a&a but I have a lowered cradle so it moves everything down to allow clearance up top so that's what causes the tray on the splitter to hit the bottom tank of the intercooler... if I trim a few inches off it should allow the splitter to fit in place and the tray will rest right up against the intercooler tank
When I was blown with FMIC I cut and rewelded radiator mounts in cradle to lower radiator and allow room over the top for larger intake pipe...I did this versus lowering the entire cradle. Not a lot of room available but moved components "enough" to achieve my goal.
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yeah that's pretty much how mine is, I didn't describe it good enough... the cradle bolts directly to the frame so there are no spacers but the mounting locations are not in the stock position... I would like to stand the radiator/condendser/intercooler straight up and seal off the bottom but I would still probably have to trim the splitter tray... I guess I will cross that bridge when the time comes lol
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So i still love my splitter. But i'm contemplating changing the mounting setup. We are supposed to go drag racing this weekend and maybe some autox in a few weeks. it'd be nice if i could quickly pull the splitter for these events. That way i don't smoke a cone and crack it. Or if we take a long trip i can yank it if i don't want it on (in case we get into some rough/bad roads).

I was looking at some of these options...






The U clips and screws require the least amount of modifications to anything, but are still a screw.

The black one with the ring on the end is kind of what i'm leaning towards.

but the others are options too...
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You want dzus fasteners

they're flat:

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Originally Posted by 2k2wranglerx
So i still love my splitter. But i'm contemplating changing the mounting setup. We are supposed to go drag racing this weekend and maybe some autox in a few weeks. it'd be nice if i could quickly pull the splitter for these events.
how fast have you had your car up to since installing the splitter?... I'm curious how it hold up to high speeds... I might use some thin metal plates behind the bumper with rivet nuts to hold it all together
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Originally Posted by work_truck
You want dzus fasteners

they're flat:

there's plenty of room for ones that don't require a screwdriver. I'm kinda digging the black one i posted since it'll be less modifications to the splitter to work.

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how fast have you had your car up to since installing the splitter?... I'm curious how it hold up to high speeds... I might use some thin metal plates behind the bumper with rivet nuts to hold it all together
I haven't yet. that's not a bad idea though. I used fender washers to try and spread the load.
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yeah, I hope it holds up to 180+ without snapping off
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Another pic of it installed
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Originally Posted by 2k2wranglerx

Another pic of it installed
Awesome pic, thank you so much for sharing!

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any updates on the new version?
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Originally Posted by Z0HPLZ
any updates on the new version?
After a very long consideration, we see that there isn't a very strong demand for this splitter style, we'll regretfully have to place a hold on the race edition splitter project until further notice.

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Originally Posted by C7 Carbon
After a very long consideration, we see that there isn't a very strong demand for this splitter style, we'll regretfully have to place a hold on the race edition splitter project until further notice.

Please let us know how we can help.

are you just discontinuing the "race" one but you guys are still going to make the ones like i purchased? i have a buddy that was going to order one like mine.


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