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Old May 19, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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I'll say it again, It looks 100000000x better than it did on any of the Camaro's. From those pictures you can tell than the front splitter needs better shaping to match the front of an LT1 bird though. Like right before the front wheel it should curve out away from the car, not back under it.

To me that is the worst looking thing about it because it doesn't look like it was really made for these cars. Otherwise, it does look decent.

Most noticeable in this picture:
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Old May 19, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Counted Out
I'll say it again, It looks 100000000x better than it did on any of the Camaro's. From those pictures you can tell than the front splitter needs better shaping to match the front of an LT1 bird though. Like right before the front wheel it should curve out away from the car, not back under it.

To me that is the worst looking thing about it because it doesn't look like it was really made for these cars. Otherwise, it does look decent.

Most noticeable in this picture:
All of my splitters tuck into the bumper again right there. The canard attachments however will also widen the splitter plain.

It would look weird (like the side splitter) to just go out to nothing, then people would HAVE to have canards for the front.

This way you can mod in this order and still look good at each step...

Front Splitter

Front Splitter + Canards

Front Splitter + Side Splitters + All Canards

Front Splitter + Side Splitters + All Canards + Fender Guards (mud flaps, coming soon, subtle to match canards, again like the ZL1).
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Old May 19, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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I can't believe you spent money on those... What is the point?
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Old May 19, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by patriotformula
I can't believe you spent money on those... What is the point?
Appearance mod?

This is the appearance forum..
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Old May 19, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 6LITEREATER
All of my splitters tuck into the bumper again right there. The canard attachments however will also widen the splitter plain.

It would look weird (like the side splitter) to just go out to nothing, then people would HAVE to have canards for the front.
The side splitter looks perfect though. The end of the splitter seems to site flush with the beginning of the door.

The front splliter stays pretty flush all the way around, but then on the corners it just looks like it should come outward some instead of disappearing under the bumper. If it were to stay more flush it would match the side splliters perfectly.

And, what are canards? I must have read that 3,000 times in this thread and still don't have a clue.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by patriotformula
I can't believe you spent money on those... What is the point?
Same point as the manta on your car, appearance mod that the owner likes.

The side splitters however, in conjunction with the canards, will reduce rolling resistance.
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 6LITEREATER
Same point as the manta on your car, appearance mod that the owner likes.

The side splitters however, in conjunction with the canards, will reduce rolling resistance.
whats the pricing going to be like on the canards Mark?
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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Looks good to me. I think it's spicing up your car nicely.. you just REALLY need some rims, and some soap =)
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Originally Posted by Daez
Looks good to me. I think it's spicing up your car nicely.. you just REALLY need some rims, and some soap =)
the ZR1s are brand new so im keeping them for a while
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Counted Out
I'll say it again, It looks 100000000x better than it did on any of the Camaro's.
Sorry, don't agree with you on that:

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Originally Posted by fxgs
Sorry, don't agree with you on that:

I keep forgetting to ask you, what rims are those ?
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Old May 19, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 6LITEREATER
I keep forgetting to ask you, what rims are those ?
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i think they look equally good on both cars
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Old May 20, 2009 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by hitmanws6
i think they look equally good on both cars
Can you imagine what they would look like with canards............
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Old May 20, 2009 | 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by fxgs
Can you imagine what they would look like with canards............
well sadly all we can do is imagine
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Old May 20, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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IMO the side splitters would look better on the TAs if they followed the inward curve of the side ground effects.
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I didn't want to post pics until after Monday (when I have side splitters on, canards powdercoated and on, car cleaned, etc... all for LA Invasion) but you guys have been waiting awhile so AS LONG AS you don't judge the finished LOOK by what you see in raw aluminum I'll keep these pics up...

Here's what the raw prototypes (still need side mounting screw holes) look like...







They will also have three holes to mount for the top part just still working on placement...

You can order them raw like this (cheapest option), powdercoated a black texture (to look like the ABS splitters) by me or I'll have a third option where I ship them straight to Sean (SilverGhost) to be powdered the color of your choice (some body colored pieces would look good )... Still waiting on pricing though, have to find out how much material will cost (just cut these from scrap).

Here's the front Canard Prototypes on my car...







Since I know some people lack imaginiation I threw some black Gorilla Tape on there just to give you a better visual of the finished product...









I can't wait to get a chance to get it all on
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Looking good...........what's the timetable for the rear canards?
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it looks so much more complete with those. anxious to hear pricing.
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