Undertray Diffuser
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From: Los Angeles, Buena Park
Originally Posted by tantheman,Mar 13 2009, 02:06 PM
I am not the only one with this modification.
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just from my experience yes it is very stable and easy to drive at a high speed this is when i drove to LA to VEGAS. My top speed was 70-135 (dont worry i was alone)
anyways the car never wiggled (not sure if this is the proper word but that's how i usually feel when driving at a high speed.) left and right.
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Originally Posted by jdmgpw04,Mar 13 2009, 02:46 PM
anyways the car never wiggled
the feeling of the wheel firmly planted to the road but the rest of the car sways side to side?
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From: Around the Bay
I don't think you would need it covering the whole underneath of the car, if you can find something better than the stock underpanel up front, and pair it with a functional rear diffusor, you will probably get the same if not better results, at a fraction of the cost.
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From: NOVA
Originally Posted by TRDLiquidSilver,Mar 12 2009, 05:59 PM
i think the reasoning for the S not having a diffuser while its nice looking is the cost vs. performance benefits. the S was never meant to be a top end run type vehicle, its geared way too short. also, after 4th gear the S is pretty much done. plus how often are you barreling at 120+ on a straightaway and hitting the brakes to hit a corner at 50+.
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From: Fort Lauderdale
Originally Posted by tantheman,Mar 13 2009, 11:48 PM
According to our Engineer the mid section is a key component for the entire diffuser.
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From: socal
the best way to go is to send over a kit to a wind tunnel like the ford wind tunnel in missouri (we've seen the voltex wind tunnel from suzuka, japan) to get some real life data to identify exactly how much more downforce is produced by adding just that set of aerodynamics kit. start with an oem hardtop with no wing, bring in the mugen hardtop with no wing, then add on the wing. this should definitely give you a tangible feedback for the engineers but also produce some sort of marketable rep on your product.
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Originally Posted by takchi,Mar 14 2009, 12:46 AM
the best way to go is to send over a kit to a wind tunnel like the ford wind tunnel in missouri (we've seen the voltex wind tunnel from suzuka, japan) to get some real life data to identify exactly how much more downforce is produced by adding just that set of aerodynamics kit. start with an oem hardtop with no wing, bring in the mugen hardtop with no wing, then add on the wing. this should definitely give you a tangible feedback for the engineers but also produce some sort of marketable rep on your product.
Tan