Yes or No to rear diffuser.

[TheMuffinMan]

I'm really thinking about getting the OEM cosmetic rear diffuser, but I'm not sure how it would look with the TRD exhaust.

[kuhlka]

Well crap. I think I've got a new project this winter. I've got a plasma cutter and a break press in the garage. Just need to do some research to come up with a splitter and diffuser design.

[rickyb80]

Originally Posted by shiumai

Happy with mine. i wanted something non-functional and cheesy, plus I love the old Batmobile from the TV series, so it was exactly what i was looking for!
Oh, this is the OEM knock-off, too.

Good grief. Your ride is proper. Please, do tell me your suspension setup/fitment and wheel/tire sizes. You really did a bang up job with your car.

[shiumai]

Originally Posted by rickyb80

Good grief. Your ride is proper. Please, do tell me your suspension setup/fitment and wheel/tire sizes. You really did a bang up job with your car.

thanks - your kind words are appreciated! all the info here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43402

[FR-Slide]

Any more information on the new Driveway diffuser?

Copy/pasta from another thread, as I have a question about it:

Originally I was just going to get a muffler delete, like a Berk Dual or maybe Nameless, since the price was right and I was mainly after the sound. Power is definitely lacking, but it's a daily first, so that's not the worst thing, and it's not like axlebacks ever give any gains anyway. I was going to pick up an OEM-style lower "diffuser" to complete the rear of the car, but didn't want to exacerbate the parachute effect.

So, I started looking at stuff like Driveway Lab's diffusers, which both looks badass and is functional. But not cheap.

So then I started thinking that I could just leave the axleback alone, and try to get sound out of the front of the exhaust. Was looking at FT86SF catted UEL headers, since I don't really want to get a tune or deal with potential CELs with spacers. But in all their videos, the exhaust sounds almost stock with the header, which kinda goes against the whole reason I started out on the exhaust... The torque gains are great, and I guess I wouldn't mind having the car be quieter, and I do like the UEL rumble, even if it's quiet. But it seems like adding anything downstream of the header gets loud, fast.

So, for about the same cost (~$850) I could either get:
- Catted UEL header
- Muffler delete and diffuser
- Something else (like a FP/OP/catback set up)

Any thoughts on which path would be best?

[sirsol66]

Originally Posted by TeamZleep

:P

What front lip is this? Can you post a side photo? I like this style lip for the FR-S, but with the shape of the bumper, it just ends up getting angled up and causing lift, which is not what I want.

[charged86]

Originally Posted by sirsol66

What front lip is this? Can you post a side photo? I like this style lip for the FR-S, but with the shape of the bumper, it just ends up getting angled up and causing lift, which is not what I want.

your correct and it must be bolted to the frame or atleast the steel bumper beam to correctly pull the car down as far as i understand

[Acree]

@TeamZleep

More information on the diffuser you built please. Pictures, material, layout?

[DoomsdayJesus]

I'm getting really interested looking at all the custom ones, are there any functional ones out there besides the driveway labs? How hard is it to design your own with a local fabrication shop?