505Cubes

Besides the aggrisive look...It provides smoother aerodynamics In the front. By reducing tha drag under the front end of the truck. The lower the truck the more effeciant the splitter works. And to some extent, yes TXsilverado is correct. We got up to 135 in the Lightning before the splitter and he had a bit of a shimmy going on. Once we put the splitter on the shimmy was gone. My take from is that it reduced the drag from undernedth and pushed the front end down. Which is what general research has shown and proved.

505Cubes

Sure thing bud. Im actaully making one of my wings for a guy who also uses his Silverado for AutoX. Hes also going to get a splitter which i just started on. Ill shoot you a text.

Blown06

iTrader: (32)

I had very bad aero problems after about 135-140 mph with mine. Basic stock unmodified body 2006 rcsb. Mines a drag truck though so it is a little different app but still kind of on the same subject. At that time I was running a 29.5x10.5 ET Drag rear tire on a double bead locked 12" wheel. Around 140 mph it would just start spinning and I damn near lost complete control over the truck. One time even taking out the 1000', 1320' and 1320 mph cones at the track. The very next day I sent the truck back to the chassis shop and The Madman did me up a real nice carbon fiber bed cover and wing. I then switched to a 29.5x10.5 Stiff tire on the same wheel and the truck has run straight as an arrow every pass since. It has been as fast as 154 mph in the quarter and it was so smooth from that point on, the thing damn near drove it self.

I think the splitter thing looks cool as **** in most applications. Haven't really seen one on a fullsize truck though so not sure if it would look out of place or not. I'm currently putting the truck back together with goal speed somewhere in the 165-170 mph range and was wondering if I could benefit (from a safety stand point and in the looks department) from a mod like this.

Blown06

iTrader: (32)

I may need to clarify the statement above about it starting to spin at 140 mph. The driveshaft sensor was showing some spike in driveshaft speed indicating a loss in traction, but it was not drastic. Not like it was smoking the tires at 140 mph. It was mostly just getting the *** end of the truck very light and causing the thing to really start swaying around with the front still planted.

505Cubes

Before i created the splitter, irrad this articl and others similar to it. Your nore then welcome to read it. It will answer your questions abouts funtionality.... but in a short run, yes it will help with aerodynamics.
http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/splitter.html

nitrousaddict

Depending on price i'd be interested! tried fabbing two myself already and couldnt get them to look right.

505Cubes

yea they can be tricky. Pricing will roughly be $380-$430 plus shipping for a custom splitter.

nitrousaddict

oh ok. definitely looks like the craftsmanship is up to that point, but still a bit out of my price range. love how it looks though.

505Cubes

Thanks sir... but thats understandable.