Im trying to find that thread here where i saw it. didnt rip the whole bumper off but ripped the bumpers chin off and cracked the bumper where the rods were bolted on. so yeah he will def need a new bumper replacement for that. thats all i can think off when i try to drive fast lol
Yeah, that's definitely concerning. And mounting the rods to the bumper itself is not great plan. At the very least I'd mount it to the crash bar. Shame that a lot of vendors are not aware of this problem. The less functional splitter lips seem fine but once you get into the more functional ones, care needs to be taken. That's probably what I'll do eventually - get the PP belly pan and splitter and the ZL1 extension and mount rods to crash bar.
I think as long as you're mounting the support rods to the crash bar you will be fine. I plan on doing the same, just gotta figure exactly how.
Most people just buy these for looks and don't get to speeds where it would need to be mounted to the crash bar. From a manufacturer standpoint, if I know 85% of my customers won't use this product as functionally intended, I wouldn't include mounts either. Maximize profits.
Finally though.. A real splitter for this car. On the manufacturer's website you can see a guy standing on it, which is how it should be. Needs to be rigid. However, something like this isn't going to be comparable to a real race car splitter, which would be even longer and extremely low to the ground. That said this should provide some positive aero effect. How much IDK.
I personally would not spend a lot of money on this. These are prone to getting beat up. Carbon fiber is too expensive to get trashed and replaced as needed. Most racers build one out of Birch Plywood. Hell, most GT3 race teams use plywood with a single layer of carbon fiber on top.