Before you guys start to flame, my old lip was cracking and was not practical in the NYC area (with all the weird driveway angles, etc). So I decided to get a C4S lip and paint it, a very cheap mod, the lip was $140 plus painting.

Old lip:


New C4S Lip:

 

The third pic is a red "x". I like the C4S lip, but do you have any idea how it effects the aerodynamic balance of the car?

Greg A

 

Image station has been temperamental today (try refresh button a few times), pic is working on and off, I did not do any wind tunnel testing but it is a perfect fit, I don't think it makes much of a difference (I could be wrong).

 

Rave,

LOL! I didn't expect you to have carried out wind tunnel tests yourself.

I only ask because, as you know, the C4S does not have the same rear wing as the Turbo. I do not know the answer, but I believe combining the two would effect the balance between the front & the rear of the car. Perhaps the effect is negligible, perhaps not. I don't know. I guess it's just something to think about if you're planning any high speed runs.

I'm not having any luck w/the third pic still.

Greg A

 

If he keeps it under 160 I don't think he will have a problem.

 

Rave,
cant see you pics but I did the same thing because I was always scraping the turbo lip on my driveway. Painted C4S lip on my turbo. I got some neg comments but personally I like the look. After all, we know are cars are turbos so the neg comments dont bother me too much.
Ron

 

It was a cheap fix, we can always get a full TechArt front if we ever get sick of being conservative.
Stupid image station pics have been acting up all day.

 

Rave I like it alot - one thing and dont hate me for nit picking but I am very ****

The paint doesnt appear to match 100% - it could be beacuse the lip is a diff material then the bumper - who did the work ?
DJ

 

Must be the camera or lighting, Small Cars in Flushing did the work, they are one of the best body shops in America, in person the match is perfect.

 

I can't see the picture but it is something i have been thinking of for a while. First I'll see what raising the car does for me.

 

I've been using the C4S lip on my car for a while now. At any legal speed up to over 100 MPH I haven't noticed a difference. It certainly does help the drive clearance issue, but it STILL scrapes. It is also around $100 cheaper than the Turbo Lip (as I recall) so after having been through 3 on my '01 I like that part. Also I have a Turbo Lip that I can put on for appearances. It goes on and off very easily.

 

I like the C4S lip more than the stock one. I changed mine a week after I picked up my car. I think any aerodynamic issues would only occur at very high speeds if at all and living in NY that isn't an issue.

 

I'm obviously having a problem posting a photo. How do you post photo's like the large ones above without using a link to a photo hosting service. The limit of 5000K is extremely small.

 

lol bruce...the only way to post a larger photo is to have it hosted on another site and inserting the link in your post.

As for the C4s lip, I think it looks great. Adds more shape and clearance to the font...nice!