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Maxwell 01-19-2015 02:18 PM

Front Fender Aero Fins
 
I'm not a fan of the nonfunctional vents on my BRZ. The TRD front fender aero fins are supposed to improve straight line and cornering stability. I am considering replacing the vents with the fins. Please share pictures of your official carbon fiber fins or official colored fins. http://www.trdparts.jp/english/86_pe...line/aero.html

Vracer111 01-19-2015 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxwell (Post 2096539)
I'm not a fan of the nonfunctional vents on my BRZ. The TRD front fender aero fins are supposed to improve straight line and cornering stability. I am considering replacing the vents with the fins. Please share pictures of your official carbon fiber fins or official colored fins. http://www.trdparts.jp/english/86_pe...line/aero.html

Well they are for redirecting air over the side mirrors for a little less drag, but not really for any type of additional downforce. Think of them as an air deflector/redirector not an aerofoil.

Anyways, here are some older pictures of the ABS plastic TRD ones I bought non-painted and painted myself:

http://vracer111.smugmug.com/photos/...fpW3mnL-XL.jpg

http://vracer111.smugmug.com/photos/...KQMtDpd-XL.png

http://vracer111.smugmug.com/photos/...crZ8d54-XL.jpg

http://vracer111.smugmug.com/photos/...N3GCmQt-X2.jpg

Tromatic 01-19-2015 04:54 PM

LOL.

"Front Fender Aero Fin will improve straight line and cornering stability by creating an appropriate down force to the vehicle."
http://www.trdparts.jp/english/86_pe...e/aero_fin.jpg

ntron1 01-19-2015 05:26 PM

The fins are worth .03 on the COD reducing it to 0.24. Also shaves 0.45 seconds of the 0 - 60 time due to the vortex effect on the rear quarter panel.

Tromatic 01-19-2015 05:42 PM

I really need to start making stuff like this.

2much 01-19-2015 05:44 PM

IMO they look dumb. the stock fake vents look dumb too though.

Tromatic 01-19-2015 06:17 PM

Afterthought slap-on aero on just about any car looks like ass, and on car as slow as the FR-S, even worse. At least with the TRD stuff, though, it might have seem some computer or wind-tunnel time.

Tcoat 01-19-2015 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tromatic (Post 2096764)
LOL.

"Front Fender Aero Fin will improve straight line and cornering stability by creating an appropriate down force to the vehicle."

At mach 2 they would show a little improvement!

Celadrielas 01-19-2015 06:36 PM

From an honest stand point, I can see where this would make perfect sense on a track car. Under dedicated track car functional > pretty and you'd likely have an aggressive aero kit, the undercarriage plates, canards on the nose, and a functional (though likely beefy) spoiler on the tail.

For me, in a daily driving, I don't think just this would make a significant difference in terms of functionality to justify how much I feel uneasy about the style. Maybe it would grow on me, but I don't think I want it personally.

TRD-X 01-19-2015 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tromatic (Post 2096764)
LOL.

"Front Fender Aero Fin will improve straight line and cornering stability by creating an appropriate down force to the vehicle."




http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/...fts/ToGood.gif You made my day @Tcoat.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 2096878)
At mach 2 they would show a little improvement!


FiRStsc10n 01-19-2015 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Vracer111 (Post 2096587)
here are some older pictures of the ABS plastic TRD ones I bought non-painted and painted myself:

http://vracer111.smugmug.com/photos/...fpW3mnL-XL.jpg

http://vracer111.smugmug.com/photos/...KQMtDpd-XL.png

The ABS plastic ones come like that grey in pic1 or that black pic2? Haven't been able to find a good pic of them so far as they come ABS. My thoughts were with other ABS kit parts on the vehicle, it may be wiser (and easier on the wallet) to just get ABS.

Maxwell 01-19-2015 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ntron1 (Post 2096812)
The fins are worth .03 on the COD reducing it to 0.24. Also shaves 0.45 seconds of the 0 - 60 time due to the vortex effect on the rear quarter panel.

Would you be able to show me verification of those statistics?

ZOMFGAARON 01-19-2015 07:56 PM

Hahaha


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8R6 01-19-2015 09:57 PM

modern day itsuki :cool:


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