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Originally Posted by suaveflooder
I guess the best way of answering your question is explaining what I've learned working on my cobra setting it up for tracking. Sorry about the pics, they are a picture of a picture, but I used what I could
Think of aero in terms of low pressure and high pressure on the car. Here is what I think is a TRD body kit. I marked the pressure with red being the high pressure and green being low pressure.
Here's why the griffon works
The canards create the downforce for the front and the wing sits right in the high pressure area coming off the roof. You now have a low pressure spot UNDER the car, pushing the car down (good thing).
I WANT THAT HOOD as it is a true heat extractor hood and creates a low presseure area behind the radiator, literally sucking the hot air from the engine and pulling air from the radiator (which faces slightly upward) They used aero to their advantage to cool the car.
If you think about the car in terms of low pressure and high pressure areas, you can answer your own question on whether or not the 1.0 series is fuctional. Of course any aero is going to do something, but in the 1.0 series and the TRD kit, not much.
All the stuff coming out of these cars DID have a racing start, but MOST of the front lips people are putting on these cars aren't functional. They look cool, but they aren't doing what they are supposed to. IMHO function over form. I'll take something that ACTUALLY WORKS over something that looks cool.
It's the reason why I went with a wing that was taped on….so I could bolt on a fuctional wing in the future and pull the stillen wing off. I also plan on putting on a fuctional lip, which looks like it's about to come out by one of our forum venders. Stoked!
I hope all that makes sense.  |
I does make sense. However looking at your diagrams both the TRD kit and the Griffon improve air flow, just the griffon does it better.
Infact, let's compare some more.
Here's the JDM TRD kit.
And here's the USDM TRD kit.
now, looking at the two. You're right about them being more or less the same. However, I think it could be argued that the USDM kit may be just a bit better based on a few factors.
1. No front license plate holder to block and/or disrupt airflow
2. A broader wing at the back that conforms to the natural shape of the rear.
It's no doubt that the Griffon is the better car. But as we know the areo on that car is,
1. Still in development.
2. Going to be balls to the wall expensive when and if it is released to the public.
3. It's also a widebody kit. And I can't think of any car that was sold in the us with a widebody kit from the factory.
So it would make sense for TRD to release a slightly improved version of the JDM kit rather than sky-jacking the price of the car by adding the Griffon's super-functional aero.
I mean this isn't new for TRD
Remember the hardcore MR2 and Supra?
I'm sure the 86 will be no different.
So to reiterate, the aero looks to be slightly more functional than the JDM kit. so i wouldn't write it off completely just yet. It still has to be tested.
I mean would you rather have the Nur kit instead?
it was tested, and it was used in the development of the standard car. so we know it works (even though that wing is still uglier than sin).