what FUNCTIONAL body kit is this?

[Enjin]

http://www.bodykit101.com/123/NISSAN/240SX/VE-S13FB.jpg

Ive been getting a lot of shit for having my front bumper off. I do it because I require lots of airflow to keep from overheating/etc.

so I am looking at this and it has a nice big opening for intercooler, looks agressive, and also has a nice thing for radiator flow.

on ebay, it says it is vanish body kit. but then again, I search and dont find anything online about it.

so what is it?

[driftenthusiast]

I think there was just a post about this same kit and is was made by VANQUISH.

[Enjin]

I just took a look at the rest of the kit. the rest of the kit looks stupid. flow sucks!

I love the front bumper tho!

what are some of the more extreme lined sideskirts and rear bumper?

[chmercer]

d max and drft

[JVD]

I wouldn't just get a different bumper if your car overheats all the time. Spend your money to make it run right.

[CKAMC]

Search harder next time... http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=112625

I posted up no less than a week ago...or so

[KiDyNomiTe]

Origin Stream, or Msports both have big FMIC openings.

[gotta240]

time to buy dual t-fal fans, and buy a bottle of redline water wetter..... end of story...

[unwed_transient]

every body kit is functional....duh!!!!

i concur with gotta240.

[byhi]

dude, i know you like that bumper ,and thats cool, i respect that, but to me, that bumper looks like somehting you'd find on need for speed underground

[peoplerfoolz]

the bumper looks nice

[A Spec Products]

bah humbug

bodykits arent for functionality

theyre for rollin hard and making your car look not silly with 17s o' betta

[McRussellPants]

whats so hard to understand about needing ducting if you have a decent amount of power?

no amount of gigantic front bumpers is gonna help if the air isn't forced through the radiator.

spend 15$ on some aluminum for some ducting and buy a not shitty looking front bumper... done.

[TurDz]

bodykits arent for functionality


Some are, such as many OE ones. For example, the Nissan Altima SE-R, had a new aero kit added to it that reduced its drag coefficient by 0.03 or 0.04. That's a huge difference...

[chmercer]

no its not, because its on a fucking altima, so who cares. honda hybrid thing has like lowest cod of any production car, its gay and slow as shit

im gonna get my car like 2.5 inches off the ground and skin the entire underside in aluminum, itll be baller, and i probably wont notice any difference, oh well

[KiDyNomiTe]

IIRC only functional kit was the cwest kit, it was wind tunnel tested, but in all honesty it doesnt matter, if you want to be efficient get a smaller intercooler and add some ducting/panels to direct air to the radiator.

You could be way more efficient cooling wise with a stock radiator a smaller intercooler and an oil cooler. If the need be rig up a water sprayer for your radiator, I know some people running that exact setup and thier temps are low and they beat on thier cars.

[NemeGuero]

Yah, upgrade cooling and get over the kits.

[REDSH!FT]

Why do you require so much more airflow?


What is your engine and cooling setup?

[undercoverdjay]

koyo, e-fans, water wetter, theromostat, flush and fill the rest of the system, viola, nice clean stock car, cooler temps a hair better gas mileage, and everyone is happy, plus your paint will match.

[lcpljrm]

chmercer, i have seen you deny the facts of physics more times than i can count. lowering the Cd will improve acceleration at all speeds, and especially at high speeds. It will also improve top speed.

[NemeGuero]

chmercer, i have seen you deny the facts of physics more times than i can count. lowering the Cd will improve acceleration at all speeds, and especially at high speeds. It will also improve top speed.

His point is... ITS AN ALTIMA..

[McRussellPants]

chmercer, i have seen you deny the facts of physics more times than i can count. lowering the Cd will improve acceleration at all speeds, and especially at high speeds. It will also improve top speed.


Hahahaha,


I just had an awesome vision of some tool with an altima plowing off the road at 150 while yelling "my aerodynamics package will save me"

to bad it takes altimas 20 minutes to get to 120... or else it might come true.

[mjjstang]

never had a problem with overheating, except when i DIDNT HAVE THE RIGHT COMPONENTS INSTALLED. then I put the right shit in and it is cool as hell.

[TurDz]

His point is... ITS AN ALTIMA..


My point is... it is a functional improvement. Who mentioned how much (or great) that improvement had to be?

[NemeGuero]

My point is... it is a functional improvement. Who mentioned how much (or great) that improvement had to be?

what I said was for lcpljrm...
its just a retarded benefit to have on a car that doesn't utilize it.

Like wings on FWD cars.. so awesome

[Irukandji]

never had a problem with overheating, except when i DIDNT HAVE THE RIGHT COMPONENTS INSTALLED. then I put the right shit in and it is cool as hell.


haha pun intended? :)

[Ian]

what I said was for lcpljrm...
its just a retarded benefit to have on a car that doesn't utilize it.

Like wings on FWD cars.. so awesome


I don't see why so many people try to deny the fact that a wing on a FWD car has a point. Many road racers have them...Why? Downforce at high speed...Just because the rear isn't the one pushing power doesn't mean that it doean't have to utilize a little bit of grip...Otherwise why would they even put tires on the back?


And that body kit probably has the aerodynamics of a Winnebago

[axiomatik]

If you're dead set on that bumper, Hippo Sleek sides and rear might match up with it well. I don't know why, but that bumper just makes me think of Robocop.

Search harder next time... http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=112625

I posted up no less than a week ago...or so

And exactly what search terms is he supposed to use? "name this bumper"? He would get 15,000 results. Is he supposed to use his psychic powers to know that a similar thread was created 10 days ago? He has a picture, and no name. If YOU had searched harder before creating that thread, you would have found this thread:

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=71047

that YOU created, that has a link to the manufacturer. How come you didn't search harder before creating that thread?

[nonissan]

IIRC only functional kit was the cwest kit, it was wind tunnel tested,


me thinks veilside wind-tests their kits as well.

and what's with debating the benefit of certain parts?

[Maxboost]

I don't see why so many people try to deny the fact that a wing on a FWD car has a point. Many road racers have them...Why? Downforce at high speed...Just because the rear isn't the one pushing power doesn't mean that it doean't have to utilize a little bit of grip...Otherwise why would they even put tires on the back?


And that body kit probably has the aerodynamics of a Winnebago

Mainevent212 is absolutely correct!
Not to deviate too far from the original topic, but yes, FWD cars do benefit from downforce, and yes that downforce can be generated from *gasp* a wing! The laws of aerodynamics will work the same on a car regardless of drivetrain layout. I am amused with the amount of people on this forum who allege their own egregarious opinion as factual knowledge. without directing this next comment, to those who it may concern: please educate yourself before you speak, either by researching, reading, or experience, but please to do make "factual" claims based only on the premise of your own opinion. Yeah, I have seen that kit pictured also called "Vanquish" I am not sure how efficient it is, but with regards to cooling, you could perhaps accomplish the same, if not greater results by investing in ducting, cooling panels, and more efficient cooling fans (altima e-fans.) It looks good though. Trucking companies equip diffusers on top of the cabs of their trucks because they discovered they lower drag coefficiency, thus increasing fuel effciency, and lowering cost. If it has an aerodynamic advantage, any vehicle can utilize it, despite peoples arbitrary preconceptions as to what car could make use of it. The car will still inherently have an advantage. Oh yeah, their is a difference between aero kit and body kit. Body kits are usually just aesthetic, and aero kits are functional (aerodynamic, cooling ect.) however similar solutions can be realized on a street going vehicle, with regards cooling, without a kit. I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, however, I chose to be more educated about the subject matter, before I open my mouth. Please exuse my lack of brevity.

[NemeGuero]

Mainevent212 is absolutely correct!
Not to deviate too far from the original topic, but yes, FWD cars do benefit from downforce, and yes that downforce can be generated from *gasp* a wing! The laws of aerodynamics will work the same on a car regardless of drivetrain layout. I am amused with the amount of people on this forum who allege their own egregarious opinion as factual knowledge. without directing this next comment, to those who it may concern: please educate yourself before you speak, either by researching, reading, or experience, but please to do make "factual" claims based only on the premise of your own opinion. Yeah, I have seen that kit pictured also called "Vanquish" I am not sure how efficient it is, but with regards to cooling, you could perhaps accomplish the same, if not greater results by investing in ducting, cooling panels, and more efficient cooling fans (altima e-fans.) It looks good though. Trucking companies equip diffusers on top of the cabs of their trucks because they discovered they lower drag coefficiency, thus increasing fuel effciency, and lowering cost. If it has an aerodynamic advantage, any vehicle can utilize it, despite peoples arbitrary preconceptions as to what car could make use of it. The car will still inherently have an advantage. Oh yeah, their is a difference between aero kit and body kit. Body kits are usually just aesthetic, and aero kits are functional (aerodynamic, cooling ect.) however similar solutions can be realized on a street going vehicle, with regards cooling, without a kit. I am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, however, I chose to be more educated about the subject matter, before I open my mouth. Please exuse my lack of brevity.

after reading your post.. I forgot what the real topic was.
Yes, down force is great for FWD too.. but the majority of the people with them... nevermind.

[unwed_transient]

me thinks veilside wind-tests their kits as well.
who knew functionality could look so ghastly? :coolugh:

[CKAMC]

If you're dead set on that bumper, Hippo Sleek sides and rear might match up with it well. I don't know why, but that bumper just makes me think of Robocop.



And exactly what search terms is he supposed to use? "name this bumper"? He would get 15,000 results. Is he supposed to use his psychic powers to know that a similar thread was created 10 days ago? He has a picture, and no name. If YOU had searched harder before creating that thread, you would have found this thread:

http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=71047

that YOU created, that has a link to the manufacturer. How come you didn't search harder before creating that thread?


point made however I just wanted to stress to new members to be as active as possible with the community/forum