QUOTE(Jetsetsurfshop @ Oct 4 2016, 06:55 PM)
I took a day off from checking this post and you all took it over!
The tipping point was what I was after. I don't feel my car needs a splitter/wing combo yet. Was looking for what you all thought was the speed when a 914 gets squirrelly.
I think I'll just do the valance like Brant's. Chumpcars do have an occasional off here and there. An air damn splitter combo sounds like a problem waiting to happen.
As far as Brant's off topic post. I never thought my brakes were too cool. Never experienced brake fade in my car after I went 5 lug. I was running Hawk DTC-70s and we never got the rotors hot enough for those. Now I have Porterfields endurance pads because we didn't want to swap pads during a race. Not sure if those are in the optimum temps, but I think I like these more. Stopping didn't fill drastically different form one to the other and there kinder to the rotors.
Thanks for the help.
Anyone have a suggestion on how to buy the valance from?
Shane,
Regarding the valance
they have probably gotten more pricey than they used to be (like all of these parts)
back when I was building the vintage car in 03-04, it wasn't cost effective to go fiberglass given that the weight savings was minimal. I used a formula at the time to calculate how many pounds would be saved at what cost. The fiberglass valance isn't a ton lighter. I don't remember any more how much... but it was only a few pounds at the time and didn't past my $/lb formula
of course it might be more cost effective now
the valances are still not expensive but if you have to ship one that will add a bit
I think the usual sources, GT, etc all have the Fiberglass ones
every now and then I will have an off or ding my metal one and appreciate that I can pull it out (often without removing it from the car) and don't have to do any fiberglass work on it when that happens.