What do you guys think about dual CF ducts on a Nismo? Keep in mind that in reality the ducts would be a bit smaller and look more flush than my feeble pic chop.

 

Since you are asking for my opinion - I think it looks okay, but.....

You are chopping up a very expensive bumper
The twin ducts makes the car look like it has a nostrils
I doubt it really achieves much, if any, positive results/extra hp
You are reducing the resale value of the car with a permanent modification.

 

Yea. I don't really like the dual ducts personally. Just looks like too much is going on up front. Nismos especially-are kinda unique on their own.

 

I like it, reminds me of the pignose zenki

But I agree with cubs4, that's a costly bumper, "I" would find a used one, paint it and them mod it. That way you can always go to stock.

 

If any of us bought a Nismo as an investment...well we were erm....not smart. If these cars ever go up in value it'll be in 20-30 years...so who cares about resale value.

I'm considering them to break up that long smooth void area, not for any great performance gains although air would go directly through holes in front of my R Tune filters.

All in all it would be a personalization of the car which would be my main goal.

 

i dont like one vent muchless two. and I agree with what the other before me have said. pig / nostrils / etc

 

To me they break up the fluidity of the Nismo bumper.

 

+1

Sorry, but this idea gets a from me.

 

If your going to hack up the front bumper, I think this would flow a little better.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75614849@N08/7789004966/http://www.flickr.com/photos/75614849@N08/7789004966/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/75614849@N08/, on Flickr

This would work for me because:

1 - My air intake for the supercharger is located on the passenger side duct
2 - My engine oil cooler and supercharger oil cooler are located at the driver side duct
3 - I track my car, therefore my brakes get effing hot and i suffer brake fade. These ducts could also be utilized as ducting air to the front brakes.

 

looks terrible, the bumper is already designed to channel air into the intakes. Why don't you just buy and Injen cai if your looking to get fresh air into your engine.

 

Heres another one with shaved reflector holes.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75614849@N08/7789214534/http://www.flickr.com/photos/75614849@N08/7789214534/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/75614849@N08/, on Flickr

IMO it could look pretty good

 

I'd agree with kno that perhaps you should consider the Injen CAI's (or the Stillen's) since the gains seem proven from those and the filters are located in the grill area.

Otherwise, the front looks a bit busy with the extra ducts. If you think it looks good, do it.

 

This guy did it:

https://my350z.com/forum/north-west/...-for-sale.html

 

I want to choke the owner of nismo #1033

edit:

second picture is what I plan to do...

 

i think it looks nice clean and also looks different than the other 1 million and six stock nismo bumpers that are out there.

Add some hood hinge spacers and you have a far more effective cooling flow than 99% of the carbon fiber hoods out there.

 

for the hood I plan on cutting a vent across the hood like the aston martins have

 

Holy hell. I feel bad for 1033 nismo. 👎

 

or sell your hood as everyone and thier brother loves an OEM 08 hood.. and just buy this one lol.. its an 08 OEM CF hood w DB9 vents in it already.. very cool.. i was planning on buying on myself actually.

its AIT brand.






btw, that nismo link may have UNsold me on a CF tunnel hatch.. yikes.

 

Whole car is tacky as hell.

 

The cats out of the bag now! lol brilliant minds thinks alike. Now im stoked someone is considering this...Now im just thinking outloud here:

Disadvantages:

1.Reduced ridgity in the front bumper, which could cause deflection from wind at high speeds thus potentialy reducing downforce and increasing wind resistance.
2. Increased wind resistance
3. Would be next to impossile to add MCR style canards if you wish to increase front downforce

Advantages:

1. Personally I think it could look bad *** if exicuted properly
2. Engine cooling, brake cooling, increased air flow to intakes if routed properly

Things to keep in mind:

Most likely you will expose the front crash bar and will have to be trimmed if you want to hide it (no big deal)
At high speeds, air rushing through these ducts could potenially cause the front fender liners to blow out ( probably will have to remove them)

Again im just thinking out loud here Thoughts