Front splitter
Race cars use front splitters to keep the airflow at the front of the car directed the way it should go. The air above the lower lip is intended to go through the intercooler and radiator. Below that, it should go under the car. Without the splitter, some air will tend to spill over around the lower lip, which lessens cooling efficiency and increases lift. With the splitter in place, cooling is improved and lift is decreased. [1]
I hit almost every speed bump with it at standard ride height, but the roads near me are terrible, so no fault of the splitter. If you are running a lowered ride height - as I am doing now, it will further lower the front by nearly 20 mm in real terms. Looks cool though and is very similar to the reverie one only fibreglass and much better value.
- On the Elise expect around a 10/15 mm drop in clearance.
- 40Kg downforce at 100mph.
It is possible to fit a front splitter yourself.
Damage concealer
Another application for the front splitter is to conceal damaged front clamshells. It is far easier to have one of these install than pay for a fix/respray at your local specialist.
Suppliers
Tigga!
Fellow SELOC member Tigga! supplies a splitter for the Elise S2.
Alvans
Alvan Motors make a splitter for the S2 which does not reduce the overall ground clearence.
Eliseparts
Reverie
Elise Shop
Lotus Power
Tigga!
Alvan
