HD Front Lip

[freshtiva]

I wonder if you could cut off the bottom of another festiva bumper then turn it upside down so it matches the bottom of the mounted bumper and.... eh probably not.

[freshtiva]

Lilred had the best edging lip Ive seen, come to think of it maybe it was an S-10 lip converted.

[leapin]

I wonder if you could cut off the bottom of another festiva bumper then turn it upside down so it matches the bottom of the mounted bumper and.... eh probably not.

Its been done! Front and rear.....let me find it now.....

[Festiva_Fred]

I wonder if you could cut off the bottom of another festiva bumper then turn it upside down so it matches the bottom of the mounted bumper and.... eh probably not.

I'll try it just to see, I've got some extra front bumper covers..

[leapin]

Found it! But cardomain seems to be down....

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1552&highlight=bumper+lip

[freshtiva]

2005 ? You have a good memory leapin !!

[GenevaDirt]

there was a guy mor recent then that , he used the lower portion for a lip...I think he was going to run in one of those low dollar races.

[gorgonheimer]

a dude on youtube has one. his car is gold and is doing a dyno run.

[perucho]

I don't mean to be rude but those garden supply bumper lips look terrible. If the idea is to do it for looks then it's missing the point. Sorry
Leapin, do you have pictures of the garage door insulation lip after it settled in?

[FestYboy]

^ not for looks (at least for me), i was after more front end stability and cooling durring hard runs. i've NEVER had the engine get past 220*F, EVER. it also keeps more air going around the car instead of under it where it becomes more drag via turbulance. the next piece going on Scrappy is a belly tray with a drain and filter access door.

[perucho]

^ Air going around the car instead of underneath helps with preventing lift (and that's why you get better front end stability). There's actually more front end wind resistance with a poorly designed front air dam since you are less aerodynamic. However, I do agree that a bottom tray would help minimize undercarriage drag.
So, how does the solid air dam help with engine cooling during hard turns?
Nice Scirocco by the way, I used to have an 87 Audi coupe quattro. Miss that car.

[mikec]

around instead of underneath is definately the way to go....i just pulled a 40 ft triple axle fifth wheel trailer up from indiana to michigan ...about 300 mi with my diesel dually...the whole underside of the trailer was aluminum sheeted from factory, so that all that was exposed to wind were the axles themselves,,,,trailer weighed 10000 lbs and had a rounded front nose on it...and ran 65 mph pretty much most of the way with some stints up to 75....trailer towed better at 75 than 65 and i only lost one MPG with it...also no wing on the truck...so im sure the sheeting underneath helped the mileage....how about a nice nascar style splitter on a festy ?

[FestYboy]

^ Air going around the car instead of underneath helps with preventing lift (and that's why you get better front end stability). There's actually more front end wind resistance with a poorly designed front air dam since you are less aerodynamic. However, I do agree that a bottom tray would help minimize undercarriage drag.
So, how does the solid air dam help with engine cooling during hard turns?
Nice Scirocco by the way, I used to have an 87 Audi coupe quattro. Miss that car.

... that's stability and cooling durring hard RUNS (not turns) also keeping air away from the undercarage keeps engine bay turbulance to a minimum and the dam creates a low pressure system behind it which helps draw air through the rad and back under the car.

[perucho]

... that's stability and cooling durring hard RUNS (not turns) also keeping air away from the undercarage keeps engine bay turbulance to a minimum and the dam creates a low pressure system behind it which helps draw air through the rad and back under the car.

haha sorry, I really need to pay closer attention to what people write. You are absolutely correct.

[imateo44]

hey i know I have been gone for a while.. but I did the whole front bumper cut off and flip trick on my little red 92...

here are a couple pics of it...





Granted it was kinda a quick job....