Part 2: DIY (wood?) Front Splitter - Porsche 944 Race Car

[@psavel274]

Not a bad job at all on fabbing up your first splitter. I've made quite a bunch of them mainly for e36 track cars. I have used different plywood, alumalite, jabrock, honeycomb core, etc. The mounting is critical to keep it from bending under hard acceleration. The hard mounted struts are definitely the tried and true way to go. I make mine similar and are usually attached in my application with quarter turn dzus fasteners to make installation/ removal fast and easy. It's nice to do the same with the dzus on the bumper cover and you can pull the whole assembly off the car in seconds. This makes putting it on a lift, repairing front end parts, trailering, etc a total no-brainer. On the e36 I was able to conceal the quarter turns underneath the rub strips so if you chose that route for example, they aren't even visible. They can also be attached under the strips with a hole drilled through the strip to insert the tool. The options are pretty much endless depending on your specific application, abilities and creativity. Smart man sealing the bottom to the cover as to not hinder the benefits of the air flow. Its also good practice to extend the splitter rearward as close to the subframe crossmember if space allows to increase the low pressure area as well as additional protection for your sump. Some folks even 'slot' the mounting holes/ use adjustable length rods or all-thread to increase or decrease the extended portion of the splitter and to adjust the 'angle of attack.' The resin is also an absolute must if you decide to use wood because it will retain moisture due to its porosity. Vinyl ester resin is what I like to use eventhough it's more expensive because the final result is not only a better finish, but its layup is superior to regular poly. Nice work on this thing. Over time you'll probably venture out to experiment and make another reiteration or two to perfect your design. If you get bit by the aero bug like us diehards do, you'll be making a rear diffuser, full chassis under panels, a wing w/ wicker, canards, dive planes, etc. Aero design is honestly a lot of fun IMO and truly one of my favorite parts when building a track car. Thanks for sharing!👍👍

[@captaincoyote1792]

LOL at “I have more money in it than I ever thought......”. Probably the common litany of any car racing venture. I really appreciate your innovation on building your own....very cool! The monotone flag is a very nice touch on the white paint, too.....and very cool shot there towards the end, with your dog lying next to the car and matching the Porsche’s paint theme!

[@steved0x]

Can you share a link to the follow up video where you test out at the track and see how it performed? Thank you!

[@EatSleepDrive]

All the downforce. 👌

[@BoostBrothersGarage]

Until I rip it off on the curbing at Mid O 😂

[@gnrrpreacher]

I like it.

[@BoostBrothersGarage]

Thanks!

[@KoreRacing]

What lift is that? Thanks for the info on the splitter. Got to make one for my 350Z. This gave me a lot of confidence that I don’t need to purchase a kit.

[@BoostBrothersGarage]

Titan MRL-6000 lift. Do it, use the splitter diffusers from Professional Awesome and go rip!

[@artmchugh5644]

You can check it out at 944 fest !! 😄

[@joek1302]

Sorry, off topic cayman question. But was the soul exhaust set up with the competition headers liveable for daily driving? Can you hear your passenger talking to you no problem lol

[@BoostBrothersGarage]

100%... part throttle cruising was tame, with no drone. WOT was like a 911 cup car. Can’t recommend it enough!

[@joek1302]

@@BoostBrothersGarage awesome. Thank you very much! Keep up the great content

[@BoostBrothersGarage]

Anytime, and thanks! FYI, if you use discount code BoostBrothers you get 5% off Soul

[@Artoconnell]

I would tell people its a prototype to fine tune it before a carbon fiber master is made.

[@artmchugh5644]

My 951 has a cheap good looking splitter/air dam, right off a 92 Olds cutlass! !! Right into the plastic of the stock nose with sheet metal screws . if I go onto the lawn and it digs in , I just drill new holes and reattach 😄😄😄

[@BoostBrothersGarage]

Ha, very resourceful!