Crumple Bar Blocking The Cooler

[ratter]

did the previous car have air bags?

[Never had any say Panda]

You know.. I'm not often involved in mechanical things..

But structures I know..

And I'm fairly sure that you can't engineer significant structural changes to a car chassis/reo/important hard bits, without significant engineering assessment. Unfortunately this is why manufacturers smash cars into barriers at 59kmh.. To see what happens when you can't really predict what will happen.

I am interested to see the outcome of your engineering assessment though..

[turbotrana]

No performance gains to see here

I disagree, the car is lighter now

[ratter]

the 3mm steel plate he has fitted may be heavier than what was removed

[Jstplyn]

the 3mm steel plate he has fitted may be heavier than what was removed

This haha

I don't think it's worth the time and effort to do this when there is a lot better modifications that could be done

[freeze_dk]

Regardless of what was in the way of the cooler, it would have performed better due to the size and thickness over standard. This piece you cut out isnt going to do nothing because as mentioned, the bumper still goes over it.

[turbotrana]

Oh dear, it might end up being one of those Clayton mods, you know "the mod you have when you're not having a mod"

[fastfwd]

Regardless of what was in the way of the cooler, it would have performed better due to the size and thickness over standard. This piece you cut out isnt going to do nothing because as mentioned, the bumper still goes over it.

No I am cutting a portion of the bumper out that goes right over it, highlighted below. I will chuck some mesh gridded mesh similar style to the one around the ford badge and paint it black.

I understand it will perform better, but im not after better, im after best. I want to optimize as much of the the mods I make as possible.

why is everyone a h8er? If it can be done safely and legally then all benefits to me for getting the most out of a front mount possible.

Its not as expensive as people think to get an engineers assessment/certification and it didn't take me that long to complete, probably took me an hour to cut and paint.

If I had a dyno in my back pocket I would complete a first test on it without the mods to the bar and the bumper then complete a second with the same setup to see the difference in heat soak on the cooler. Then I would complete the same 2 tests on it with the bumper and bar modded. I could never guarantee that it would or wouldn't make a difference if these tests weren't done but considering the way a intercooler works more flow across it = better.

[ratter]

so did the last car you had engineered have air bags?

[fastfwd]

so did the last car you had engineered have air bags?

Yes it did, nissan 200sx s15 - both passenger and driver, both of them blew on impact, my face can tell you that. Hurts....