Since my car is now 95% Track Only, I would like a new body kit. My Nismo replica is nice, but I want something that will actually help performance wise. Something with a good sized opening to get air for my JWT intercooler, something with potential for brake ducts front and rear. Something that produces downforce or reduces drag. You get the point. Anybody know of any? I know that C-West has done some wind tunnel testing and the new JP front bumper looks like it would meet my needs.

The only thing I don't like about the new JP kit is that my car would look way too much like Rickdogg's .

I was thinking of a Stillen front bumper because of the good shape for my intercooler and they offer brake ducts for it. The only problem is that I would need to buy a splitter and/or canards for downforce.

I love the Do-Luck kit, but I would run into the same problem that I would with the Stillen.

Any suggestions?

 

off the op of my head... top secret, ings +1 and tommy kaira

 

Function = C-West, Ings+1, Top Secret, Powerhouse Amuse, etc.

Form = Pretty much anything else...

I got the cwest lip kit because it is made out of PFRP, and can probably withstand a couple of bumps with cones during autox, and like you said, it's been wind tunnel tested. Unlike Rickdogg (you track *****) i don't have mulitple bodykits, so i gotta make mine last!

 

Thanks for your help guys. So far I like the following...

New JP front bumper
Ings+1 entire kit
C-West Front bumper

Keep the ideas, and pics coming.

 

i can't tell if the amuse front bumper has holes for brake ducts or not

 

Even if they are closed, you could cut them out, or have the brake ducts on the sides of that ginormous opening in the front.

I personally, don't like the looks of it given the other choices for functional body kits.

Thanks for the pic though.

 

I personally have the c west front bumper installed in my car.One of the better looking functional bumpers in my opinion

 

get the JP Rickdogg Edition when it comes out...it's quite pimp and functional to boot

 

I love the new JP kit and would love to get it, but I have a fear that I will be labeled a Rickdogg wannabe. We have the same color car, both have gutted interiors, both will have a cf hood and hatch, and then we would have the same body kit. I wouldn't care so much if I didn't have to see his ugly mug at the track or other events.

Honestly though, if it werent for that the new JP kit would be my first choice.

 

maybe see if they'll make you a custom CF version ...that would be insane

 

Rickdogg would be way jealous lol.

 

it does have optional brake ducts and the kit is definitely functional. get JDM Racers by Best Motoring International, they had the Powerhouse Amuse Z33 and S2000 go at it at the track and the Z wins!

 

Intercooler friendly front bumpers:
Cwest full*
DoLuck
TS*
Vertex full
Impul
Nismo V2.*
Varis *
* canards available.

as for side skirts. since we're not really in competition @ the track and its for HPDEs.. get the lowest side skirts to reduce side air vortices that may mess up your airflow under the car. you want to create one inlet (nose) and one exit (rear) and prevent air from the sides of the car... of all the side skirts that might help this, take a look at:

TS, the sides are pretty low AND there's a little rear lip of the side skirts extend, to help reduce rear wheel air drag
Varis, there are front vents to assist air flow away from the front wheel, and it's sweeping outward with like a step, this also helps overall prevention of air flow along the side of the car from going underneath
Styleking, sides are pretty low too.
Cwest half kit's side skirts..

now for the rear... well. if you dont have the stock rear muffler, our stock diffuser is now gone. i dont see any of the rears helping this at all... all of them are 'fake' diffusers. you want the slant of the diffuser to start from the axel back.. the do luck looks nice but i dont think it does much except look cool.
i know Varis has these vortex generators that will try to smooth the airflow, but other than that.. nothing really.
the Do Luck rear pieces keeps the air flowing straight back and exiting properly but your rear bumper is gonna catch alot of air unless you seal it off, so i dont see how it'll help much.

 

I like the do-luck rear as well. With whatever rear I do get I will have to fabricate a rear difuser, but the do luck and others with the fake ones will make the job a little easier and better looking.

The new JP kit also has really low side skirt.

Decisions decisions...

 

would a long nose kit work better for airflow?...like the new ings+1 longnose...best long nose IMO

 

i jus love that body kit wit a big fat passion

 

It looks 100x better without that hole for the intake. It is ok. It would be good for the intercooler and looks like you could fabricate some good front brake ducts. The rear looks ok too but I still think the other kits would be way more effective.