Are Grillcraft grill replacements bad for Aero? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

mad_sb · 02-09-2014, 10:39 AM

Greetings everyone. I'm trying to plan out some appearance mods for the FRS. These grillcraft grill replacements really caught my eye.

However, as i was thinking about how i would mount my laser jammer heads and looking over the pics it occured to me that opening up the grill in the area that is solid plastic from the factory could create a mess of the airfllow. Either causing drag / turbulence or hurting air flow through the rad.

Opinions? Thoughts?

I guess if the exposure of the bumper beam area is undesirable from an aero perspective, I could make an abs or coroplast insert to go behind the grill and block off the same area as the factory plastic piece.

mrk1 · 02-09-2014, 10:48 AM

I think you'll be fine

TOZER · 02-09-2014, 11:13 AM

no but they look awful

Trashed675 · 02-09-2014, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TOZER

no but they look awful

I don't know if i'd go that far, but i certainly have mixed feelings about it.

BlueDubbinTDI · 02-09-2014, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Trashed675

I don't know if i'd go that far, but i certainly have mixed feelings about it.

Stop being so nice, the silver 1 is a true eye sore

z3ro · 02-09-2014, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueDubbinTDI

Stop being so nice, the silver 1 is a true eye sore

Agree'd

mad_sb · 02-09-2014, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by z3ro

Agree'd

I agree as well, the silver is fugly. The black on asphalt doesn't look bad in my opinion though, and is an improvement over stock, except for that exposed bumper foam area.

If i go this route i will probably do a thin black abs block off behind the grill at the top and mount my jammer heads through it and possibly hide some hella pencil beam driving lights behind the grill in that area as well.

mad_sb · 02-09-2014, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TOZER

no but they look awful

If there are better looking options I'd love to see them... dark grill on asphalt.

eddieEndo · 02-09-2014, 02:17 PM

This is the only factory car where I am completely satisfied with the oem grill and will not do any modifications, I think the stock mesh material looks 1000x better than the grillcraft, I have had past experience with grillcraft though and their fit/finish/quality is impeccable, the grill I had on my truck lasted 6 years with no chips or fading

Ironsquid · 02-09-2014, 03:03 PM

I did it out of necessity.

carbonBLUE · 02-09-2014, 04:02 PM

i like it, it seems like a nice addition, plus the smaller debris wont hit my radiator, the stock grill has too big of openings

Gunman · 02-09-2014, 07:32 PM

The smaller mesh could/should reduce the cooling drag. Hard to say 100%, without a tunnel, or CFD. Reduction in cooling drag, although good for car aero, can raise engine temps, so you have to consider that too.

I run a "gutter screen" behind my BRZ grill, and it keeps the crap off the radiator, and I have had no temp issues.

fooddude · 02-09-2014, 08:42 PM

Chicken wire....as in, Popeye's Spicy Fried Chicken

cb7tuner · 02-14-2014, 10:11 PM

Got one forsale if your interested ...
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...76#post1530476

02-09-2014, 10:39 AM	#1
mad_sb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Orange County Posts: 1,639 Thanks: 632 Thanked 981 Times in 537 Posts Mentioned: 100 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Are Grillcraft grill replacements bad for Aero? Greetings everyone. I'm trying to plan out some appearance mods for the FRS. These grillcraft grill replacements really caught my eye. However, as i was thinking about how i would mount my laser jammer heads and looking over the pics it occured to me that opening up the grill in the area that is solid plastic from the factory could create a mess of the airfllow. Either causing drag / turbulence or hurting air flow through the rad. Opinions? Thoughts? I guess if the exposure of the bumper beam area is undesirable from an aero perspective, I could make an abs or coroplast insert to go behind the grill and block off the same area as the factory plastic piece. Attached Images __________________ ~Namaste~ 2013 Asphalt FRS

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TOZER Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Brantford,Ontario Posts: 271 Thanks: 32 Thanked 93 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	no but they look awful

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02-14-2014, 10:11 PM	#14
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