Another hack - FT86II diffuser and fender chop - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

lomodr · 03-06-2011, 10:42 PM

Another take with the fender vent removed. Diffuser lowered.

Only fender vent removed:

NESW20 · 03-07-2011, 02:11 AM

looks good. now we just need to find out if the vent is in any way functional, haha.

ichitaka05 · 03-07-2011, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NESW20

looks good. now we just need to find out if the vent is in any way functional, haha.

No, they're not.

If you take out all the CF, rear defuser, vents (that include by the rear taillights), & you got yourself a final production.

ryun84 · 03-07-2011, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

No, they're not.

If you take out all the CF, rear defuser, vents (that include by the rear taillights), & you got yourself a final production.

Agreed. For a car priced the way this one will, I highly doubt there would be any functional venting.

And definitely no carbon fiber parts.

Chop above looks great!

Dragonitti · 03-07-2011, 10:10 AM

To G35ish looking now.

lomodr · 03-07-2011, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dragonitti

To G35ish looking now.

It does.

VenomRush · 03-07-2011, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dragonitti

To G35ish looking now.

that vent was the kicker?

WingsofWar · 03-07-2011, 12:17 PM

are we for sure that those vents are non-functional? Not saying that i think they are, but I just don't want to dull down performance even by a small margin just for the sake of looks.

In some cars, a vented fender arch would do wonders. Especially ones that suffer those high pressure areas in those wells.

NESW20 · 03-07-2011, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ichitaka05

No, they're not.

If you take out all the CF, rear defuser, vents (that include by the rear taillights), & you got yourself a final production.

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Originally Posted by ryun84

Agreed. For a car priced the way this one will, I highly doubt there would be any functional venting.

And definitely no carbon fiber parts.

Chop above looks great!

the MR2 turbo has two functional side vents. driver side (in the US) is for the intake, feeding it nice cold air, and the passenger side gives airflow to the intercooler. it was a little bit more expensive than the FT86 is planned to be, but i don't see any reason why they couldn't put a vent there and have it be functional.

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Originally Posted by Dragonitti

To G35ish looking now.

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Originally Posted by lomodr

It does.

eh, i think it looks good, and the car is definitely not a rip off of any infiniti. i think it's only that particular angle where it looks pretty close to it. either way, i like it. :happy0180:

Denwo · 03-07-2011, 01:45 PM

Functional or not those vents are definatly adding another 50hp to the car! :P

SUB-FT86 · 03-07-2011, 02:12 PM

Please get rid of the spoiler in the chop and it will look sicker.

C-Bone · 03-07-2011, 03:04 PM

well guys the more holes you put in something the lighter it gets, so the vents were for weight reduction obviously

WingsofWar · 03-07-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by C-Bone

well guys the more holes you have the lighter something gets, so the vents were for weight reduction obviously

umm...when it comes to panels, typically the orifice area are for aerodynamic purposes. whether to draw in air or relieve high pressure or divert/channel to other parts of the vehicle. This is especially true for most newer vehicles with many manufacturers using wind tunnel testing in various sports cars.

So I im not to sure that a vent in a fender is there for the main purpose to "shave weight". Now if holes were made into the shell metal, that would make sense.

C-Bone · 03-07-2011, 03:34 PM

i was just kidding lol

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WingsofWar MODERATOR-SAMA Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: Swagtron Scooter Location: Seattle Posts: 2,685 Thanks: 345 Thanked 1,562 Times in 524 Posts Mentioned: 81 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	are we for sure that those vents are non-functional? Not saying that i think they are, but I just don't want to dull down performance even by a small margin just for the sake of looks. In some cars, a vented fender arch would do wonders. Especially ones that suffer those high pressure areas in those wells. __________________

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Dragonitti Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Drives: Boosted Scion tC, 350z Location: TN Posts: 1,779 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	To G35ish looking now.

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Denwo Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: 1998 GTI Vr6 Location: Canada Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Functional or not those vents are definatly adding another 50hp to the car! :P

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