Solving chin spoiler issue
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Burning Brakes
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Solving chin spoiler issue
If the chin spoiler always seems to catch on bumps, etc., why not just permanently remove it? I was thinking of adding a Z06 style spoiler anyways. I did notice that the Z06 still has the chin in addition to the front. Is it an air thing or what?
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Burning Brakes
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I guess I mean the air dam, or the whatever you call the DAMN (pun intended) thing that is always scrapping when you hit a small bump, angle drive ways, etc.
I guess the answer is that you keep it go deflect the air up to the engine. I guess what I see on the Z06 is called a chin. Do they make one that bolts right up to a regular C6?
I guess the answer is that you keep it go deflect the air up to the engine. I guess what I see on the Z06 is called a chin. Do they make one that bolts right up to a regular C6?
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The 3 piece air dam serves two distinct purposes. First is to direct cooling air up to the radiator. Second is to provide high speed stability by preventing a mass of air travel unimpeded under the car which will cause the front to lift and create a light front end at very high speed.
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The 3 piece air dam serves two distinct purposes. First is to direct cooling air up to the radiator. Second is to provide high speed stability by preventing a mass of air travel unimpeded under the car which will cause the front to lift and create a light front end at very high speed.
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I removed the side parts of the air dam and left the center piece. Much less scrapping as the sides would catch first on bumps becuase they are further up. Side benefit is the front looks cleaner because you can't see the center piece as much with the sides pieces removed. I like the look better.
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Unless you are doing track days or a lot of hard driving you likely won't notice any elevated temperatures. The C6 nose allows for functional airflow to the radiator but it shares that duty with the air damn on the bottom. The C5 was much more dependant on the air damn as the nose was closed so it was more of an issue.
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The air dam is made of black _flexible_ plastic because it *will* scrape on driveways, speedbumps, intersection rain dips, etc. Just the way it is.
It's a street car... drive at angles across such things when safe to do so, and don't sweat it when it does scrape. It's made to take it.
It's a street car... drive at angles across such things when safe to do so, and don't sweat it when it does scrape. It's made to take it.
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trimmed - how?
Did you need to remove it from the car first?
Thanks,
- Ray
Many, many scrapings.......
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Burning Brakes
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I am more worried about the appearance of my drive way after time. I have a down slope that then evens out before I pull in. I won't be able to take it at an angle. We have not poured the cement yet so I don't know for sure if it will be an issue or not.
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I found the C5 air dam to be better that the C6 it was more flexible from both directions going forward and backwards. Where as the C6 has great flex when you go forward over things but less give when you back over things. Mine broke off on the passenger side of the car.
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Not trying to hijack the thread but does anyone have instructions on how to remove the air dam? I done a thread search and can't come up with anything. My existing one is beat up and I would like to replace it.
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The 3 piece air dam serves two distinct purposes. First is to direct cooling air up to the radiator. Second is to provide high speed stability by preventing a mass of air travel unimpeded under the car which will cause the front to lift and create a light front end at very high speed.
Plus they are designed to scrape, it would take one heck of a hard scrape to rip it off. I also wouldn't take it off If I were you. You could trim it down as mentioned above if it bothers you that much.
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Keep the air dam
Not for esoteric cooling/aerodynamic reasons, but for this reason: the audible scraping is your early-warning alert that the painted bumper cover is getting close to the ground. Scraping the flexible air dam is fine, but you definitely don't want to scrape the bumper cover.
Also, it looks better on.
Also, it looks better on.
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The air dam is made of black _flexible_ plastic because it *will* scrape on driveways, speedbumps, intersection rain dips, etc. Just the way it is.
It's a street car... drive at angles across such things when safe to do so, and don't sweat it when it does scrape. It's made to take it.
It's a street car... drive at angles across such things when safe to do so, and don't sweat it when it does scrape. It's made to take it.
