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I am about to purchase a Cupra R front lip and I was wonder if you actually can tell a difference.
Posted by: TCU_TT (7178) on 2010-01-06 23:12:19	Share \| Report

I am trying to put a little more downforce on my front tires. I was wondering if this actually did anything or if it is more for looks. TIA!

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I am about to purchase a Cupra R front lip and I was wonder if you actually can tell a difference. - TCU_TT 2010-01-06 23:12:19 (117 views)
- you might check your ride height for rake - Russ Scott 2010-01-07 13:19:52 (36 views)
- Lift figures for TT, FYI - Late_Apex 2010-01-07 10:33:04 (90 views)
  - That is the picture that made me start thinking about downforce. - TCU_TT 2010-01-07 22:01:48 (21 views)
  - Pretty pictures. How'd they get the numbers. This was a Russian post every time I have seen it, - MCPaudiTT - DEFCON1 2010-01-07 12:24:07 (38 views)
    - I just took the figures from an image I found online and converted them. I don't know the origin - Late_Apex 2010-01-07 13:03:12 (34 views)
- Why do you need more downforce on your front tires?? - OWDYTT 2010-01-07 09:53:31 (28 views)
  - My car is FWD and I want them to be getting better grip and to try the eliminate understeer. - TCU_TT 2010-01-07 22:04:54 (17 views)
    - Get DEFCON'd - MCPaudiTT - DEFCON1 2010-01-07 22:49:12 (14 views)
    - you should a bought a rear sway bar then :) - BluHeaven 2010-01-07 22:34:49 (16 views)
- Day to day...there is no real benefit, it is all cosmetic>>> - TTinCT 2010-01-07 08:08:55 (45 views)
  - interesting. I've actually felt lift in the front at highway speeds heading into heavy winds - brillianTT 2010-01-07 10:20:46 (37 views)
    - the rear is where i noticed it more....>>> - TTinCT 2010-01-07 11:04:22 (38 views)
- splitters are for looks, unless one pushes 160mph regularly - |everso!| 2010-01-07 06:25:40 (27 views)
- functionally, zero engineering has been put into verifying it does anything useful - meem 2010-01-07 01:27:36 (67 views)
  - Yea, I researched how to put it on and I think I will pass. - TCU_TT 2010-01-07 01:34:01 (51 views)
    - It's not as much work as it looks. Didn't take very long at all to install ours - BluHeaven 2010-01-07 02:02:21 (60 views)
      - (hides the grey car) - JohnLZ7W 2010-01-07 10:25:01 (25 views)
      - well, i guess that's one way to look at it ;-) - meem 2010-01-07 03:32:29 (25 views)
- I wonder if they fit on a Votex? - NOLA TT 2010-01-07 00:35:16 (35 views)
  - wonder if it fits on the 3.2 front - DynomiteTT 2010-01-07 14:01:29 (21 views)
    - yes.. looks even better on the 3.2 than it does the standard bumper - BluHeaven 2010-01-07 14:20:59 (22 views)
    - It does... - JohnLZ7W 2010-01-07 14:17:56 (30 views)
      - im just afraid of ripping the whole damn thing off. - DynomiteTT 2010-01-07 16:49:06 (20 views)
  - Yep! Seen it with me own eyes. - Blue TTop 2010-01-07 01:03:34 (36 views)
    - I'll add it to my list then! - NOLA TT 2010-01-07 01:27:32 (35 views)
- have u considered adding canards? - TTwizted13StrtRcr 2010-01-06 23:43:40 (55 views)
  - any of these would look and perform good - TTwizted13StrtRcr 2010-01-06 23:54:59 (130 views)
    - I'll pass on those, but thanks for mentioning them. - TCU_TT 2010-01-07 00:04:37 (37 views)
- Maybe at higher speeds but I've not really noticed much during spirited driving - JohnLZ7W 2010-01-06 23:43:23 (37 views)
  - So you wouldnt really feel anything from 65-80 mph? - TCU_TT 2010-01-07 00:02:48 (49 views)
    - Your car feels that light at 80 mph? - AchTTung-Vollgas 2010-01-07 00:05:05 (36 views)
      - No, I was meaning the front-end lifts up like I am taking off like a airplane.   -  TCU_TT  2010-01-07 00:09:31 (39 views)
        
        I don't feel any such lift on my car below 130...  -  The Chad  2010-01-07 00:27:08 (52 views)
        
        TMTuning for $59  -  TCU_TT  2010-01-07 00:30:28 (86 views)
- have always wondered this myself - brillianTT 2010-01-06 23:17:25 (42 views)

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