Fujimura front bumper coming
 

Hey guys. I have a Fujimura front bumper on order.

Show me what you did with yours (colours). Has anyone chromed any part of the grill? Did you badge it? Everyone seems to de-badge, but I want to badge it.... Has anyone got the AEM intake kit and lined the intakes up with the vents?

Pic for attention.

Alan

Good choice, my favorite front. I have not seen anything chromed on the bumper, just shiny metal mesh that it comes with it. I prefer the two tone look of Body colored with black vent areas. Something akin to this:
https://static.wheelwell.com/u/b6023...46e4.large.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ab48X6Pl.jpg
https://www.vividracing.com/images/f...a_frntbmpr.jpg

All the same color:
https://myjapandirect.com/wp-content...led_copy-5.jpg

With badge.


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Different paint scheme.


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KlD1t7lWoZY/maxresdefault.jpg


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eDGU4Ky_0Xc/maxresdefault.jpg


https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3c/76...cb43a0b5f7.jpg

Personally I badged mine because I was going for an OEM look, without the badge it looks a little empty to me. My Fujimura bumper was partial CF so two tone was the way to go for me (CF opening, CF side inlets)

Yeah I think the de-badge is rice and says you are not proud of your brand, other people prefer the clean look.

I have a black Z so I'm concerned having the whole thing in black will look a bit....evil. I would like to see another black Z that has 2 toned this bumper.

Mhm - well for a black Z, I can't really think of any other color than leaving the whole thing black LOL. Black colored cars are good at hiding awkward spaces or lines so I think even if you don't badge it it'll look fine.

One thing though is blacking out the headlight's housing will make a day and night difference to the overall look of the Fujimura bumper. For some reason the Fujimura bumper with stock chrome headlights/debadged on a non black car just doesn't look pleasing to the eye hahaha

nice looking bumper... is there anything to cover that huge opening from flying rocks or debris?

it comes with mesh installed on all the openings.

All of the Fujimura’s come with mesh. The fake knock off ones on other hand don’t come with mesh in the openings.

Here is the closest thing to how my car will look. The major difference is that I'm going to have the DRLs on mine, and I will also badge it with a big chrome Z. I still think it's going to look too flat. I'm also considering removing the grill frames and having them chrome'd.

I never considered an aftermarket bumper but now, I have to say I love the way this Fujimura bumper looks on the 370Z!

It works because its not too crazy, and it seems to be pretty functional with large openings for air flow

the problem with the stock Z bumper is the nose ends abruptly, giving the front a stubby look

the nismo versions and many aftermarket ones extend the nose. it just creates a cleaner flow. some are longer than others, your taste may vary

i wish there were better sides and rear to go with the fuji

I'm yet to see anyone comment on temp reductions after installing this bumper. Also nobody seems to be using the side vents yet to do anything other than cool their washer bottle.

I have a plan to install the AEM CAI with extra large filter pods so that it sits right in those vents.

Pics of black Fuji/Raptor. Vents used for CAI.


http://www.the370z.com/members/glokw...1-quam20-t.jpg




http://www.the370z.com/members/glokw...9-quam15-t.jpg

Nice find!!! That must be the AEM kit right? Has to be. Lines up beautifully with the intake like it was made to be there.

I might even chop the intake tube back a little so I can get a big red pod in there.

I believe that is glockworks car. maybe he/she has a build thread you can look through.

It is.

one thing to note is that with the fuji bumper your factory tow hook location is no longer accessible, unless you cut the bumper

slightly off topic -
Wasn't there some discussion that you don't want the vent directly in front of the intake, because that actually hurts its ability to draw air due to turbulance or whatever?

It was during a discussion of cutting a vent into the bumper, but i can't recall

Was this the result of some actual testing (with data) or just speculation?

How was your fitment? Was there much work to do or did it just bolt right on?

Here is some shots of the fitment straight out of the box. I dont think aftermarket gets any better than this.

Oh wow, you could pretty much just take it to get it painted as-is.

Correct. The only time a ram air effect would be of any use starts well past speeds and power our cars are capable of. If a car is sucking in gallons of air at 200mph, sure.

All exposed filters would do is lead to dirty filters.

how much does this bumper cost?

~$850 for FRP and ~$1200 for CF mix.

I suggest not eating or drinking when you click on shipping quotes...

I don't think anybody was talking about a ram air effect, just a good source of cold air. I have seen a few tests of CAI's on dyno's where the results were improved with the bumper removed.

Dirt getting on the filters however is definitely going to be a big issue, but at least I can get the filter out through the wheel well. I could even put a dust filter behind the grill, or even a rain sock over the filter like what they use on motorbikes.

Those vents are just crying out to be used. Perhaps I'll run a pipe to the brake rotors instead.

I was going to look into 3d printing ducts for brake cooling myself. :tup:

Ah, gotcha. Moving air isn't cooler, but it is better for pulling heat away. If any effort's to be made in utilizing them, brake ducts or oil coolers are the way to go for sure. That will gain more performance than a couple horsepower from intake air temps.

It's late, sorry for derailing.

AEM + Fujimura
 

As far as temp reductions, I doubt you'd see any significant changes unless you give that hot air a place to escape. The hood is also super sexy, doesn't detract from the vehicles lines, and is certainly functional; hood + bumper make a superb combo.

Here’s a direct shot of the filter locations with this front end.

After installing this intake I’d like to point out that the meshing will need to be slightly convex formed to prevent rubbing on the filter caps.

Edit: The filters that come with this kit are quite large, glockwork appears to have found an alternate choice (page 2) which leaves more room.

I also sprung for the filter covers due to moisture and dust.

Trimmed the splash guards directly under the fender shrouds as well, I wanted access to the filters so I could cover them with bags during a wash without having to remove the bumper.

Are those filters the same size as the ones in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsIsXhTufbg

His look tiny compared to yours

Yes, same exact filters.

The video doesn't do the dimensions justice, even the pipes look smaller.

The fitment for the Fujimura bumper was very spot on, every corner of the bumper lined up with the car. My body shop pretty much just did paint which saved me tons of money.

For pricing, like Madwi said it will run around $850 for FRP and $1.2k for partial CF but it doesn't stop there - shipping will f*ck you hard in the a$$ if you live in the states because it'll costed almost as much as the bumper lmaoo.

On mine I'm about to pair it with brake ducts (after deleting my reservoir) and the Dewla air guide because there's just so many vents on this thing. My good friend and forum member Hojin Om was able to run this bumper with the Fast Intentions tow bar and intercooler. Even my zspeed aluminum undershroud fit perfectly.

To people that are running their windshield reservoir, Fujimura Auto will include a removable black cover that perfectly surrounds the passenger side vent of the car. Reps don't come with this and will just leave you with a huge hole where you can see the fugly reservoir, also no mesh on all the vents and no middle vent rivets.

I had to trim that whole center piece out of mine but I fit it with the BP kits intercooler and FI tow bar.

I’d like to second this. When I stopped by my local shop during the prep phase, the guy doing fitment and prep said it was the best kit he’d ever put his hands on.

I think the Fujimura front bumper is the nicest out there. Where is the best place to order from? I am considering on getting one.

Bulletproof Automotive and Vivid Racing are the two which immediately come to mind for authentic parts.

vividracing quoted me 2400 last year for the front bumper carbon