Thread: Car Pictures

Originally Posted by Futures Passed

Back when I joined I mentioned this modification I made, but didn't have a picture of it. Today I finally got around to finding my camera and getting a picture:

It's not the coolest aero mod out there, but I was able to do it for free with some scrap sheet aluminum. I get a lot less road noise and slightly better mileage.

I've always been interested in functional aero mods what would help with mileage. Does this keep the air flowing past the wheel and not into the well? Getting rid of the low pressure? What about the front?

I've been wanting to get mud flaps so I'm sure they'll do the same thing.

Originally Posted by gtpeddie

extra long mudflap? lol

Originally Posted by Sandman

I've always been interested in functional aero mods what would help with mileage. Does this keep the air flowing past the wheel and not into the well? Getting rid of the low pressure? What about the front?

I've been wanting to get mud flaps so I'm sure they'll do the same thing.

Heh, I should have left more in the picture, I guess. This is in the wheel well towards the front of the car, and the body part pictured there is the bumper (this isn't on the side of the wheel well a mudflap goes on). The air that flows along the side of the bumper would normally flow into the tire tread/wheel well, but it hits this immediately instead. I don't know if the air mostly goes up and over or off to the side, but either way would be beneficial at highway speeds.

I Gotchya, that flap you made probably keeps the air from hitting the back of the wheel well thus reducing drag. Where'd you get the idea from?

Well, I was watching a video about the physics of Formula 1 cars, and it pointed out that a major drawback in their design is the open wheels create a lot of drag (when moving at 100 MPH, the top of the wheel is moving 200 MPH). Remembering that my car had some tire showing, and that there were bolts on the back of the bumper, I figured the easiest way to keep air away from the tire would be to just stick a piece of metal in the way.

The location of the bolts limited how far down the bumper it could go (the further way from the solid point the metal gets, the more leverage the wind has on it to bend it) and how far it could stick out.

It also has the added benefit of making the edge of my bumper more rigid, which helps my Duraflex bumper more than an OEM one.

i think it looks pretty good

make a how to thread please?


im pretty sure i wouldn't be the only one to use your idea

yeah bro you should post a how-to with some links and all
I would totally use it

i mean this 'looks' like a fairly simple install.
but.

because pontiac/GM.

even the smallest easiest jobs take forever.

so here are some quick pictures of summer 2012! Im still waiting for my Black housings!




With My friend's Mr2 Turbo from Japan


got a great deal on a borla catback! 150$



And Some quick shots with the coilovers!

Originally Posted by biggt

so here are some quick pictures of summer 2012! Im still waiting for my Black housings!

You are from the future?

he is from the future, but is still waiting for the black housings.... nice car tho

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

You are from the future?

back to the futur home boy!

Originally Posted by jerZcavy4120

make a how to thread please?

im pretty sure i wouldn't be the only one to use your idea

I'll see what I can do. I might be able to take them off my car, outline them on paper, and upload a scan of that, but there might be scaling issues with that.

The only difficult part is putting the holes in the right place, since they're staggered a bit, on a round surface, and you can't just lay it on top of the bolts and eyeball it.

I'd imagine that if aluminum sheets are cheap at that thickness, I could easily make exact copies and sell them quite cheaply, but I'll try to get some instructions together since that sounds like less work at the moment.

If you trace in the holes, or if you cant trace them and just fill it with big black splotches, shouldnt that work?

Also, scaling shouldnt be an issue if the size is less than 8.5x11. While it may look different on screens, pixels and pixels and inches are inches. As long as it's not modified it should print back out at 8.5x11

Originally Posted by biggt

so here are some quick pictures of summer 2012! Im still waiting for my Black housings!

Are you on the held coils? About how low are you or like about how much wheel gap is there?

Let's not quote a ton of pics k? Just del the IMG tags and quote text lol
i got exited for new pics but was fooled lol

Originally Posted by Bakerdd

Are you on the held coils? About how low are you or like about how much wheel gap is there?

I had a member do them on The Ontario Quebec do them for me.

and the wheel gap I dont even have a finger that goes true. The air dam for the radiator is at about 1'' from the ground lol

do 18s. 17s ARE small unless you drive a compact car.