Bumper Vent Cut Outs.

JunpoweR · 02-13-2004, 03:31 AM

Here is what i did to my 1989 RX-7 FC3S GTUs.
I cut out the front bumper in the center to allow more air to enter the center section behind the bumper.This is where the stock air pick up tube is on a 2nd generation RX-7.I used to have a Akimoto air filter on it but decided to go with a stock K & N drop in.
I did notice a difference and believe colder air is fed to the intake .This mod and might actualy lower intake pressure..
You can also do this to any Bumper on any car.Want to allow more air to enter the front.can help cool your radiator better ..Also this does reduce some weight!!lol
Also later on another post i will have pics of my front bumper supports taken off and a vent cut into the TURBO II bumper.I'll probably do it for my FMIC..so it will be larger than the one pictured here..

02-13-2004, 08:38 AM

most fc's owners cut in the bumper trim area to get more air to the radiator. the air intake pick up is above that right below the hood opening. not to mention if your gonna do something like what you did you chould at least make the cut straight and not crooked.

Skillzilla · 02-13-2004, 03:03 PM

raging panda · 02-13-2004, 03:40 PM

Yea, they do that on 240 front ends all the time, unfortunately for you, it looks cool on 240s, yours is kinda wierd lookin. Sorry man.

JunpoweR · 02-13-2004, 04:08 PM

ok better pic
Yea might look a little crooked but it's not,
Its just the angle and the lighting of the pic..
People who seen my bumper in person love it..
Also cutting your front bumper does help get more air to the radiator or colder air to your intake.or both..
Also
I didnt wanna remove my bumper supports behind the front bumper.If i wanted to cut the moldings i would have but i wanted something diffrent.Also not to remove my bumper supports.So go and check your stock intake and go look at the section behind the bumper where i cut.Don't tell me The stock air pick up tube dosen't get colder air.

TP | sil-beer · 02-15-2004, 11:06 PM

jeez you guys quit knockin on the bumper cuts!

it looks great and works well too...

Ghost of Duluth · 02-15-2004, 11:15 PM

I like it man. I think it looks good.

RX7_Drifter · 02-15-2004, 11:36 PM

i think it looks bad a$$!

JunpoweR · 03-06-2004, 10:10 PM

Anybody else cut their bumpers for more cooling
SHOW ME!!

ACDSupra7 · 03-06-2004, 10:11 PM

My bumper already has two big grills built in

driftfreak · 03-07-2004, 12:57 PM

DIY rocks...and it looks fine in real life..
beides the best way to get cold intake temps on an FC is run a drop vent on the head light cover...

P1STON2ROTARY · 03-07-2004, 09:33 PM

I did one on an s4 bumper

hachiroku-fc3s · 03-11-2004, 05:46 PM

I like how you set the intercooler behind the bumper for the pic.

And junpower, sweet car. That has to be the cleanest black FC ive ever seen. Nice vent, very professional looking.

And sorry Im so late to the thread.

ToplessFC3Sman · 03-14-2004, 09:52 PM

I noticed that the lenses between the headlight covers and the turn signals in front disappeared, and have seen this done on other cars. Do these lenses have a purpose, or are they just stuck in there. On my FC, they dont light up, or move, or dance, or make me food... they dont seem to do anything cool. Id assume removing them increases engine cooling capacity and gets more cooler air to the intake as well... is this true?

Shin_Kudou · 03-14-2004, 10:05 PM

It would look cool if it were extended down so it kinda lined up with the lenses. Maybe even curve it a bit.

Emagdnim · 03-14-2004, 10:30 PM

I think it looks good. Gives its face a nose.

JunpoweR · 03-15-2004, 06:43 PM

I was thinking of doing that too making it lower so the opening would be larger..But righ tbelow that is the bumper supports so i didnt wanna remove my bumper for that..It would look funny if i did cut it open more cause you would see the bumper supports (ugly IMO)but hey i will be making some for my White 1990 TURBO II soon when im done i will post pics..=)

hachiroku-fc3s · 03-18-2004, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ToplessFC3Sman
... Do these lenses have a purpose, or are they just stuck in there. On my FC, they dont light up, or move, or dance, or make me food...

Guess you havent looked real close. As you said, they are just lenses, there are no bulbs. They are so you can flash your brights without raising the lights. Yeah, Ive seen em shaved too, thinkin about doin it.

JunpoweR · 03-25-2004, 05:25 AM

yea this is how it looks.

lv2drft · 03-29-2004, 09:19 PM

i love that pic. those two fc's llok like they are going to jump out an eat me. and the cut is nice, and if it works for the purpose of cooling your intake temp and even your engine temp, then thats all that matters

ToplessFC3Sman · 04-01-2004, 07:04 PM

Yea, I havent had the chance to get into the engine bay and mechanicals a whole lot... just to adjust the idle a little. Im at college right now (in NYC, so no storage room for a car im working on), so the car has to live at my parents home. Ive only gotten a couple hours of time to work on it since I bought it back in February, in the weekends i go home. The parts I've ordered are beginning to pile up in my room... gonna be a fuuuun summer! Anywho, thanks for the answer.

02-13-2004, 03:31 AM	#1
JunpoweR Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ~San~Francisco~415~510~ Posts: 434	Bumper Vent Cut Outs. Here is what i did to my 1989 RX-7 FC3S GTUs. I cut out the front bumper in the center to allow more air to enter the center section behind the bumper.This is where the stock air pick up tube is on a 2nd generation RX-7.I used to have a Akimoto air filter on it but decided to go with a stock K & N drop in. I did notice a difference and believe colder air is fed to the intake .This mod and might actualy lower intake pressure.. You can also do this to any Bumper on any car.Want to allow more air to enter the front.can help cool your radiator better ..Also this does reduce some weight!!lol Also later on another post i will have pics of my front bumper supports taken off and a vent cut into the TURBO II bumper.I'll probably do it for my FMIC..so it will be larger than the one pictured here.. Attached Images Last edited by JunpoweR; 02-13-2004 at 03:36 AM.

02-13-2004, 04:08 PM	#5
JunpoweR Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ~San~Francisco~415~510~ Posts: 434	lol thanks =) ok better pic Yea might look a little crooked but it's not, Its just the angle and the lighting of the pic.. People who seen my bumper in person love it.. Also cutting your front bumper does help get more air to the radiator or colder air to your intake.or both.. Also I didnt wanna remove my bumper supports behind the front bumper.If i wanted to cut the moldings i would have but i wanted something diffrent.Also not to remove my bumper supports.So go and check your stock intake and go look at the section behind the bumper where i cut.Don't tell me The stock air pick up tube dosen't get colder air. Attached Images Last edited by JunpoweR; 02-13-2004 at 04:40 PM.

02-15-2004, 11:06 PM	#6
TP \| sil-beer Guest Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bay side slide Posts: 265	yah jeez you guys quit knockin on the bumper cuts! it looks great and works well too...

02-15-2004, 11:15 PM	#7
Ghost of Duluth Sixgun Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 2,280	I like it man. I think it looks good. __________________ Team SIXGUN, Don't whine about the food chain, be the top of it. Tokyo Pimps, Godzilla is coming. Lorin, oh Lorin, where have you gone?? If you're in the stands warming the bench, don't whine about the guys in the drivers seats.

03-07-2004, 09:33 PM	#12
P1STON2ROTARY Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: LA Area Posts: 155	I did one on an s4 bumper Attached Images

02-13-2004, 08:38 AM	#2
enrique Guest Posts: n/a	most fc's owners cut in the bumper trim area to get more air to the radiator. the air intake pick up is above that right below the hood opening. not to mention if your gonna do something like what you did you chould at least make the cut straight and not crooked.

02-13-2004, 03:03 PM	#3
Skillzilla Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 51

02-13-2004, 03:40 PM	#4
raging panda Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Renton. Posts: 379	Yea, they do that on 240 front ends all the time, unfortunately for you, it looks cool on 240s, yours is kinda wierd lookin. Sorry man.

02-15-2004, 11:36 PM	#8
RX7_Drifter Do you catch my Drift? Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas,NV Posts: 163	i think it looks bad a$$!

03-06-2004, 10:10 PM	#9
JunpoweR Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ~San~Francisco~415~510~ Posts: 434	Anybody else cut their bumpers for more cooling SHOW ME!!

03-06-2004, 10:11 PM	#10
ACDSupra7 ACDSevenGuy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,148	My bumper already has two big grills built in

03-07-2004, 12:57 PM	#11
driftfreak Pita didnt like my avitar Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: El Cerrito, CA. (east bay SF) Posts: 266	DIY rocks...and it looks fine in real life.. beides the best way to get cold intake temps on an FC is run a drop vent on the head light cover...

03-11-2004, 05:46 PM	#13
hachiroku-fc3s Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: D/FW TX Posts: 549	I like how you set the intercooler behind the bumper for the pic. And junpower, sweet car. That has to be the cleanest black FC ive ever seen. Nice vent, very professional looking. And sorry Im so late to the thread.

03-14-2004, 09:52 PM	#14
ToplessFC3Sman Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 178	I noticed that the lenses between the headlight covers and the turn signals in front disappeared, and have seen this done on other cars. Do these lenses have a purpose, or are they just stuck in there. On my FC, they dont light up, or move, or dance, or make me food... they dont seem to do anything cool. Id assume removing them increases engine cooling capacity and gets more cooler air to the intake as well... is this true?

03-14-2004, 10:05 PM	#15
Shin_Kudou Ricer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 262	It would look cool if it were extended down so it kinda lined up with the lenses. Maybe even curve it a bit.

03-14-2004, 10:30 PM	#16
Emagdnim 400lbs Gorillia Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 269	I think it looks good. Gives its face a nose.

03-15-2004, 06:43 PM	#17
JunpoweR Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ~San~Francisco~415~510~ Posts: 434	I was thinking of doing that too making it lower so the opening would be larger..But righ tbelow that is the bumper supports so i didnt wanna remove my bumper for that..It would look funny if i did cut it open more cause you would see the bumper supports (ugly IMO)but hey i will be making some for my White 1990 TURBO II soon when im done i will post pics..=)

03-25-2004, 05:25 AM	#19
JunpoweR Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: ~San~Francisco~415~510~ Posts: 434	yea this is how it looks.

03-29-2004, 09:19 PM	#20
lv2drft amateur Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: LA Posts: 151	i love that pic. those two fc's llok like they are going to jump out an eat me. and the cut is nice, and if it works for the purpose of cooling your intake temp and even your engine temp, then thats all that matters

04-01-2004, 07:04 PM	#21
ToplessFC3Sman Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 178	Yea, I havent had the chance to get into the engine bay and mechanicals a whole lot... just to adjust the idle a little. Im at college right now (in NYC, so no storage room for a car im working on), so the car has to live at my parents home. Ive only gotten a couple hours of time to work on it since I bought it back in February, in the weekends i go home. The parts I've ordered are beginning to pile up in my room... gonna be a fuuuun summer! Anywho, thanks for the answer.

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