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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 12:37 PM
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Would this be considered a lip or a splitter?

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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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The piece on the car is a lip.

Piece on the ground is a splitter.

Tell him to quit *****ing.
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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^ touche. +1
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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It is pretty obvious. I don't believe anyone would take it further.
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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depends on how the rule is written for the club that you compete in. according to nasa rules, anything that extend forward beyond the oem body work is consider a splitter. and actually, your APR lip will be considered as a cannard also since it's not flat according to nasa rules.

your best option is just to sell me your APR lip
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by honda-guy
depends on how the rule is written for the club that you compete in. according to nasa rules, anything that extend forward beyond the oem body work is consider a splitter. and actually, your APR lip will be considered as a cannard also since it's not flat according to nasa rules.

your best option is just to sell me your APR lip
It is flat across the diveplanes are held onto the bumper by two self tapping screws on each side. The rules for a splitter and canards aren't "clarified". If there is an issue, normally the tech inspectors come look at the car and all make a decision if w/e it is flies or not.

Here's how it looks when its all together:
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 03:26 PM
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its a lip and everybody knows this. tell him to stop being a sore loser and learn how to drive better :P
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by l888apex
It is flat across the diveplanes are held onto the bumper by two self tapping screws on each side. The rules for a splitter and canards aren't "clarified". If there is an issue, normally the tech inspectors come look at the car and all make a decision if w/e it is flies or not.
the profile of the APR lip is not flat. it has a "ramp" which would be considered canards. and it also extend lower than oem lip which would be front facia. and it extends forward which would be considered splitter. if you were running with nasa, you'd get protested for all three
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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the profile of the APR lip is not flat. it has a "ramp" which would be considered canards. and it also extend lower than oem lip which would be front facia. and it extends forward which would be considered splitter. if you were running with nasa, you'd get protested for all three
So they would protest against the SE lip and Ralliart lip too?
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 04:12 PM
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^ SE and Ralliart lips are optional, unless your car is an SE, therefor they take points. regional events might not protest you, unless you win all the time
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 04:57 PM
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ive seen lips/airdams listed differently in about every damn organizations rules. either way, the apr piece is a lip, and without and flat tray extending rearward i see no way it will make an appreciable difference in front grip.
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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W/out at least 4 struts, that splitter may not live. Just lost my APR at the track. The 2 struts were torn free from the bumper cover. Learned my lesson

Next splitter, you will be able to stand on

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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 07:47 PM
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Ben

W/out at least 4 struts, that splitter may not live. Just lost my APR at the track. The 2 struts were torn free from the bumper cover. Learned my lesson

Next splitter, you will be able to stand on
The one pictured above my second splitter. The first splitter was strong but the lip was the weak point. I went off at riverside at buttonwillow and the car dug into the dirt at 100mph+ and the splitter was like a big shovel I ended up running the splitter over and it did not even crack You have to use different rods than what APR supplies and mount them at a different location as well The lip that held the splitter above had 10-12 rivets and probably 25-50% more screws holding it onto the apr lip as well, so it was very strong.
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Old Oct 14, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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looks like a splitter to me.
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Old Oct 15, 2012 | 04:02 AM
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