Splitter for sale

Guest · Sep 21, 2004

Due to SWMBO preferring my old Strosek front splitter, the dp motorsport one I have fitted at the moment (as seen at the Brands meet) is for sale. It is a straight bolt on replacement for the existing black under-trim and takes about 30-40 minutes to change. Please note it will only fit the 944 Turbo or S2

Will send a picture on request.

Asking price is Euro 250 or GBP 160 plus postage.

I also have a 'nose bra' for the turbo or S2 for sale at £30 plus postage. Ideal for trackdays to save the nose from stone chips.

Any takers?

Martyn

Guest · Sep 22, 2004

please place a pic so i can see (one i can enlarge) i think im intrested

Diver944 · Sep 22, 2004

Here it is for you Oliver

(Martyn my usual 10% please [

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Guest · Sep 22, 2004

[FONT=Arial"]Martyn
Is the splitter the type which has the front under tray or is it just the lip?
Could you send me a pic. and how much for posting. I can see you are originally from Bristol but where are you unoriginally now?
Cheers in advance! [FONT=verdana,geneva"]

John Sims · Sep 23, 2004

Is the splitter the type which has the front under tray or is it just the lip?

It has a front undertray.

I bought one from Martyn at Brands which is currently away being painted.

Andrew Sweetenham suggestes that his splitter made a possitive impact on the performance of his race car so they are more than window dressing.

Diver944 · Sep 23, 2004

ORIGINAL: John Sims

they are more than window dressing.

DON'T fit these splitters to your windows - it really screws up the airflow and does not look cool [

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John Sims · Sep 24, 2004

DON'T fit these splitters to your windows

Damn! Back to the drawing board then.

Guest · Sep 24, 2004

Is it me or is the splitter Andrew sells much much better looking. Just a very thin lip"¦

John Sims · Sep 24, 2004

Is it me or is the splitter Andrew sells much much better looking.

It would be except that he doesn't. I had been holding out for Andrews splitter for 6-12 months as I appreciate the service Andrew provides. As I undertsand he has experienced difficulty in sourcing a manufacturer who can provide the quality of product required at a suitable price and his splitter remains a "Work in Progress".

Martyn's Strosek spoiler looked very nice but the one on his car (the one for sale) - the same type as he sold me - was developed by a company that race cars. This being the case it should be erring towards efficiency over form. My view is; if it works better it doesn't matter if it doesn't look as good.

Guest · Sep 24, 2004

ORIGINAL: John Sims

Is it me or is the splitter Andrew sells much much better looking.

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It would be except that he doesn't. I had been holding out for Andrews splitter for 6-12 months as I appreciate the service Andrew provides. As I undertsand he has experienced difficulty in sourcing a manufacturer who can provide the quality of product required at a suitable price and his splitter remains a "Work in Progress".

Martyn's Strosek spoiler looked very nice but the one on his car (the one for sale) - the same type as he sold me - was developed by a company that race cars. This being the case it should be erring towards efficiency over form. My view is; if it works better it doesn't matter if it doesn't look as good.

Having driven my car at 150+mph I cant say I have found the front end wanting to any great degree. In general I am not keen on any of the splitters I have seen it spoils the look of the car, and to me that's an important part of the ownership of the car. Saying that I wouldn't put bigger rims on the car for the very reasons you stated.
Tis a shame about Andrews Splitter, I am sure he would have sold many, I am surprised there's not somewhere to get then produced at a reasonable cost, even carbon mouldings are coming down these days.

Guest · Sep 24, 2004

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Consider it sold Martyn.
E-mail me, if you are not too far away maybe I could collect it.
I can respray me back under hangings at the same time.[

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Cheers

Fen · Sep 24, 2004

ORIGINAL: John Sims

Martyn's Strosek spoiler looked very nice but the one on his car (the one for sale) - the same type as he sold me - was developed by a company that race cars. This being the case it should be erring towards efficiency over form. My view is; if it works better it doesn't matter if it doesn't look as good.

Isn't Andrew's a replica of the 968 TRS splitter though? That means it was developed by Porsche.

Personally I'm not keen on the look of it either, but since my Turbo is going to have holes and vents where it isn't supposed to then I wouldn't let that put me off, as you suggest. I preferred the first one Martyn had and I further prefer the one Andrew wanted to offer.

Diver944 · Sep 24, 2004

I prefer Andrews one as well. It is very simple and it was designed to increase front end grip (a little) and most of the Porsche Cup racers had one when they were battling for the lead back in 2000/2001

Unfortunately there is such a small market that it wasn't really viable [

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I wonder what I could do with some plywood a'la Richard Chamberlains 935

Guest · Oct 3, 2004

Hello...?

John Sims · Oct 4, 2004

Hello...?

Can I assume this is due to a lack of response from Martyn? I had the same trouble when trying to sort out Brands Hatch. I beleive his e-mail has an anti-spam system on it which seems to be a little over enthusiastic.

John Sims · Oct 4, 2004

I wonder what I could do with some plywood a'la Richard Chamberlains 935

I did ponder this myself and futher considered putting a sacrificial plywood lip on my new splitter - once I get it on.

Granted I haven't had my under-tray off to have a good look but, looking from the side, the under-tray isn't flat. A flat ply sub tray could be installed but this would require an apron to fill the gap between the bottom of the nose and the top of the ply.

To act as a sacrificial panel the ply would require a reasonably robust mounting frame to ensure the ply broke its fixings (in the event of a curbing) but didn't damage the mountings. The fixings must, however, be strong enough to ensure the ply stays in place when loaded - you wouldn't want to be running over your splitter at 150 mph would you?

As a first thought - if one were to fabricate a securely mounted 32 x 32 x 3 ali angle sub frame and then rivet the ply to it that should do the job. All you need then is a nice formed GRP apron to fill the gap between the bottom of the nose and the top of the ply and "....job's a good'n". The apron could also incorporate formed vents to direct air off the top of the splitter onto the brakes.

Perhaps when I smash my GRP splitter (we know that isn't going to be long) I'll get round to producing the 2TA version as described above. Any takers? [

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John Sims · Oct 4, 2004

All you need then is a nice formed GRP apron to fill the gap between the bottom of the nose and the top of the ply

A bit like this:-

Granted the lower splitter on this is carbon fiber (material of the gods), but the theroy is the same.

Diver944 · Oct 4, 2004

Drool [

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Can't we just club together and buy that 968 Turbo RS (ex Le Mans must be cheap - well thrashed etc)

John Sims · Nov 1, 2004

At long last Beaky is wearing his splitter - I've got to pick him up this evening so stand by for pictures.

John Sims · Nov 1, 2004

'twas too dark to get any meaningful pictures - black splitter on black car against a black background and all that.

Good news - it looks the nuts

Bad news - it bottoms out comming up the curb ramp into our close [

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Good news - while probably just the concept of having the splitter on making me think something is happening but, the front does seem to weight up more at motorway speeds.