Clubman front with airdam / splitter
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Does anyone have any photos of a clubman front end with an airdam or splitter on the front?

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i have this one just not fitted yet

Done now needs redoing lol

Now that looks Wicked. Is that the ABS front spoiler?

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no i think it rgb or something like that i managed to find one new in packaging fron ireland for 80 quid iv not seen another come up for sale

Done now needs redoing lol

RGA - I've got an NOS one stashed in the loft for a rainy day.

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Have a look at abs motorsport, got alot of cool ones. Also ollie has one from downton garage japan, will require a fair bit of fetteling though but will look pimp!

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I hate to state the obvious but a garden shed on wheels would punch a smaller hole that this. Or am i failing to see the logic behind the transformation.

On 30th Apr, 2013 tempa said:

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.

Yes, you fail to see logic.

You can't change the shape of the shilouette within the regs so te best way to reduce drag and try and gain any downforce is to get rid of all the holes and add a splitter. Also the extended arches fully covering the wheels should make improvements. This is the result of all these theories stuck on a clubman front.

However, Jim has now removed most of the aero gubbins. My back-of-a-fag-packet calculations suggested that for UK hills all the added aero stuff will gain you less than the weight added, especially at Gurston, where Jim usually competes.

On 30th Apr, 2013 Doodmeister said:

I hate to state the obvious but a garden shed on wheels would punch a smaller hole that this. Or am i failing to see the logic behind the transformation.

On 30th Apr, 2013 tempa said:

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

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hmm

i seem to remember somebody grafting the lower section of a pre 98 nova onto a clubman before, not sure of the aero assistance it may have added

Just to add to the above, I blocked all the holes in the front of my car and made measurable gains (3 to 5 mph) in maximum speeds at all events (no power increase). The car was also much more stable.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

I will say it's amazing what time in the wind tunnel will show you... :) But then again what the hell do I know.

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Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.

Tell us all about it then. We all know that the mini is a brick, but it has a very small frontal area. For this reason it performs better than you might think, comparitively.

However, before you comment on any design, what ever that might be you have to understand the requirements and the limitations. Especially in motorsport where regulations rule. What Jim did, above, is about as good as you can do in my opinion.

But I don't really know. I would be interested in how it could be done better, obviously.

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I remember reading some articals in Racecar engineer about the aero dynamics of a racing mini, albeit a roundnose, and they talked about different options to help which staying within what ever regulations were relevant to the car being tested. I cant remeber exactly all of what was tested but I do remember there being something positive about blacking off parts of the grill and that it helped to reduce lift at high speed.
Here is a link to carbon weezels take on the testing, although the orginal articals were a lot more in depth and spread over several articals: http://www.carbonweezel.co.uk/testing_mini.html

As Ben said, 'what do you know'?

What I know is that time in the wind tunnel would be interesting, but I'd make no gains with what I can do withing the regs. This is quite well researched and documented for a mini.

I know blocking the air rather than allowing it to pass into the under bonnet area made a measurable difference to my car. This is to be expected from general theory of aero on a saloon car.

I'd be interested to know your thoughts on what would be better than the above, which will be difficult to prove either way I guess as this car and any proposed improvement will never have any data.

Having said that, as I said earlier, the above car no longer has the majority of this kit on.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

www.twin-turbo.co.uk

I have the articles from Racecar Engineering in pdf. I could email them around if someone would be so kind to upload them for us :)

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I snapped a picture at MITP last year. Iv been eyeing up this type splitter for a while now so it was good to see another mini with it fitted, just to check out how it sits

David.

I've got this one Jim. Does need some modding to fit the front panel mind.

wheres that from ollie?

Done now needs redoing lol

I had to get it imported from Japan. It cost around £300 with import tax from downton if I remember correctly

Worth it, it looks awesome

Ollie
dose that splitter have a top and bottom err i mean dose the top roll under and continue to the same mounting place as the top?
looks nice im looking for ways to promote vacuum under the car to draw hot air out of the bay and help stability at speed