Questions about a body kit.

[UltArc]

More experienced and educated members may have conflicting information to this, but something that seems simple is:

For cars, the underbody is a very rough spot. Increasing frontal area isn't good, but is better than letting more air get underneath the car. So a total underbody will be best for MPG. You are not going for MPG, you want the looks- underbody is all MPG, no looks.

The body kit (providing there are no parachutes) should reduce air underneath, helping MPG.

This kit blocking that big opening should benefit from the reduced air underneath. Less ground clearance, but it shouldn't be catching the air, rather it should be going around it (above, sides, with the lip little should be doing underneath).


This one looks pretty good for your purpose:


While on the opposite end, something like this:


or like this:


unmodified would just be a big parachute. More frontal area hitting the wind, and more air being disrupted and moving into those openings. Drag city.

Edit:
Just a quick search didn't show too much option wise, for "95 camry bodykit." If this front end could have the parachutes blocked, which is really easy, it wouldn't seem too bad.


Check out this link, and the matching thread, and you will see. I did it with my original GT bumped before I had the Roush one installed.

Instructions are in there, but it is pretty easy to fill the openings, make them solid, treat it, paint, and you'll be solid. And if the bumper/car needs to be painted, then the mods can be painted while it's on.

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by UltArc

More experienced and educated members may have conflicting information to this, but something that seems simple is:

For cars, the underbody is a very rough spot. Increasing frontal area isn't good, but is better than letting more air get underneath the car. So a total underbody will be best for MPG. You are not going for MPG, you want the looks- underbody is all MPG, no looks.

The body kit (providing there are no parachutes) should reduce air underneath, helping MPG.

This kit blocking that big opening should benefit from the reduced air underneath. Less ground clearance, but it shouldn't be catching the air, rather it should be going around it (above, sides, with the lip little should be doing underneath).


This one looks pretty good for your purpose:


While on the opposite end, something like this:


or like this:


unmodified would just be a big parachute. More frontal area hitting the wind, and more air being disrupted and moving into those openings. Drag city.

Edit:
Just a quick search didn't show too much option wise, for "95 camry bodykit." If this front end could have the parachutes blocked, which is really easy, it wouldn't seem too bad.


Check out this link, and the matching thread, and you will see. I did it with my original GT bumped before I had the Roush one installed.

Instructions are in there, but it is pretty easy to fill the openings, make them solid, treat it, paint, and you'll be solid. And if the bumper/car needs to be painted, then the mods can be painted while it's on.

That first pic you posted is the exact look I'm going for, to bad it isn't made for my Camry... As for the front being open, I was never concerned with it as I was just going to make a block for it as I did my grill on my car. Last but not least, I plan on re-painting the car early-mid of next year.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

Got some ideas for what I want done with my car in the next year............

I suggest that you read through this entire thread seen below.

An "AeroStang" perhaps?
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...aps-25379.html

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by kach22i

I suggest that you read through this entire thread seen below.

An "AeroStang" perhaps?
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...aps-25379.html

I have a camry, not a stang, and I don't want that, I want a body kit, that's it. I'm just trying out if adding one will lower mpg.

[vskid3]

Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

I do drive around 50k a year, and I'm not looking to add it specifically for mpg, I'm just making sure this isn't going to lower my MPG, even if it doesn't increase my MPG I still want it. This mod is for looks, nothing more.
Oh also about rust, I live in the desert, it hardly ever rains here.

Ok, so at least the car shouldn't rot out from under you.

Have you considered a different car or a manual Camry? I know you don't really care about saving gas when it comes to the body kit, but going from the ~30MPG you're getting to a car that gets you 40MPG would save you about $1500 a year at $3.50 a gallon. I prefer keeping money in my wallet over putting it in the gas pump. Just my opinion. If you like this car, go with it.

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by vskid3

Ok, so at least the car shouldn't rot out from under you.

Have you considered a different car or a manual Camry? I know you don't really care about saving gas when it comes to the body kit, but going from the ~30MPG you're getting to a car that gets you 40MPG would save you about $1500 a year at $3.50 a gallon. I prefer keeping money in my wallet over putting it in the gas pump. Just my opinion. If you like this car, go with it.

I can't right now, I don't think I will ever find a car that I know was taken care of this well and with this low mileage for how much I would get for this one

[Edit]: If I had known when I bought this camry what I know now, I would have gone with a 1996-1998 civic dx with a lean burn engine, but we all make mistakes, and I have to live with this one until the car dies.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

I have a camry, not a stang, and I don't want that, I want a body kit, that's it. I'm just trying out if adding one will lower mpg.

Hilarious, just hilarious.

I guess the next thread I should expect is the owner of a Mustang posting a picture of a Camry saying he wants to his car to look something like that?

I'm done with this thread, cannot fix.

Cannot watch either.

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by kach22i

Hilarious, just hilarious.

I guess the next thread I should expect is the owner of a Mustang posting a picture of a Camry saying he wants to his car to look something like that?

I'm done with this thread, cannot fix.

Cannot watch either.

Deleted.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

I was talking about the wing which I clearly specified. If you want to act like an asshole I don't want you on my thread either. Bye you will not be missed.

I am going to stop following, too. There is usually very little cursing in these forums.

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by Xist

I am going to stop following, too. There is usually very little cursing in these forums.

So I'm the one in the wrong? Ok that makes perfect sense.