Haters gonna hate
09-13-2010 | 05:26 PM
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Haters gonna hate
Last time you lot got all up in arms because I cut my front bumper to make way for the RE-Amemiya intake. Well, you guys are really gonna hate this one. I just love the dirty look of a Wangan bumper.
09-13-2010 | 10:02 PM
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googled- japanese street racing thing.
http://www.examiner.com/sports-car-i...what-is-wangan
manga/anime car racing thing-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangan_Midnight
wangan warriors
http://www.wanganwarriors.com/
http://www.examiner.com/sports-car-i...what-is-wangan
manga/anime car racing thing-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangan_Midnight
wangan warriors
http://www.wanganwarriors.com/
09-13-2010 | 11:17 PM
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Haha thank you zoom44 
I'm actually from japan and when we say wangan, it's a highway that connects Tokyo to Osaka and this highway has long *** tunnel that we can do topspeed runs.....
But I keep hearing like wangan bumper or wangan wing so I thought there was another meaning in the states....
Anyways thx tho!
I'm actually from japan and when we say wangan, it's a highway that connects Tokyo to Osaka and this highway has long *** tunnel that we can do topspeed runs.....
But I keep hearing like wangan bumper or wangan wing so I thought there was another meaning in the states....
Anyways thx tho!
09-14-2010 | 02:31 AM
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Basically, the person who started this thread has no sense of aesthetic. Hence, he thinks that this bumper makes his car appear more like a Japanese 
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09-14-2010 | 12:10 PM
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I kept seeing cars with cut rear bumpers in my Option and Option2 magazines and I just love the look, so I cut it. Also, I get to see my RE-Amemiya exhaust now.
I'm sure the original idea was to reduce drag to go faster on the Wangan expressway. But from what I've gathered, it's now more of a style thing.
I'm sure the original idea was to reduce drag to go faster on the Wangan expressway. But from what I've gathered, it's now more of a style thing.
09-14-2010 | 04:57 PM
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It shouldn't induce lift. If anything, it should increase downforce by allowing the escaping air to expand as it exits thus creating a low pressure spot. I highly doubt what I've done would create any quantifiable effect, but I'm sure that there are some cars that would benefit from it. As for the 8, I would suspect that for there to be any positive effect it would need a diffuser and/or an undertray to produce the desired downforce or less drag.
Maybe I should see about some fiberglass panels...
Maybe I should see about some fiberglass panels...
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09-14-2010 | 08:34 PM
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Im confused, whats the red thing that looks like it has a purple cog going through it used for?
Also, you're right on the idea that it would create some down force if the air would be moving at higher velocity out your bumper, but all those corners create way too much turbulence for the air to flow smoothly, so instead of creating downforce it just chops up the air. Thats why sleek and flat underbellies are attractive :P
Also, you're right on the idea that it would create some down force if the air would be moving at higher velocity out your bumper, but all those corners create way too much turbulence for the air to flow smoothly, so instead of creating downforce it just chops up the air. Thats why sleek and flat underbellies are attractive :P
09-14-2010 | 09:06 PM
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That red thing is a tow hook.
The thing is our 8s are too slow that we don't need downforce lol
Wangan runners are living in 300km+ range that they need soooo much downforce to keep their cars on the road.
Your car's maybe good for corners on high speed track if you really putting downforce.
Do you track Interpol??
The thing is our 8s are too slow that we don't need downforce lol
Wangan runners are living in 300km+ range that they need soooo much downforce to keep their cars on the road.
Your car's maybe good for corners on high speed track if you really putting downforce.
Do you track Interpol??
09-14-2010 | 09:45 PM
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thats what i was postulating above- that by removing a bumper which was helping somewhat to keep the car down it may have inadvertently created more lift.
shin- the 8 will do 150mph and it gets a little lifty/loose at about 120-125 so yeah it doesnt hurt to have a little more downforce when doing a highspeed run.
shin- the 8 will do 150mph and it gets a little lifty/loose at about 120-125 so yeah it doesnt hurt to have a little more downforce when doing a highspeed run.
09-14-2010 | 09:52 PM
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Not feeling the looks. I agree it looks like it would induce lift. No lower rear bumper or diffuser will not keep air from coming off the back of the car and sweeping under the rear.
