DJTODD's Journal - 2012 370z Nismo

djtodd · 02-20-2015, 09:44 AM

Yep. Lots of dtm, supergt, blancpain influence for sure. I have been doing some CFD analysis as well. Pretty cool stuff if you're into aero.

jaytirbhaw · 02-20-2015, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by djtodd

Yep. Lots of dtm, supergt, blancpain influence for sure. I have been doing some CFD analysis as well. Pretty cool stuff if you're into aero.

what are you using, solidworks ?

djtodd · 02-20-2015, 10:12 AM

i used 3dsmax for the modeling (just because I'm confortable with it) and openfoam for the CFD.

djtodd · 02-20-2015, 12:02 PM

For the aero nerds or anyone else who is curious...

Even with the wing, the nismo produces lift at stock height. Drag is pretty ugly too. Especially when you remove the oem exhaust.

The base and sport packages are much worse. Substantial lift at speed.
I don't have a pic, but after lowering an inch or so, the nismo does produce negative lift (downforce) and drag comes down a fair amount as well.

Here's a better render of what I'm shooting for.
Of course Its always much easier to design on paper, but I have the splitter, canards, hood, and wing pretty much done as shown. Working on the diffuser and undertray now.

Here's two studies of that design. The exhaust will exit near the rear axle, and be blown over the diffuser.

The major item that I am not taking into my studies is the pressure generated by the wheel/tire rotation.
Frankly I'm just not good enough at openfoam, although I am venting the front fenders and providing reliefs for the rear, so it shouldnt be too much of an overall impact.

At 120mph, this setup should produce well over 1000lbs of downforce with around ~230lbs of drag, depending on the rake of the car, splitter length, and wing angle

I made the front splitter with one set of slotted holes, so that I can adjust its length from 3-6". Simulations are all well and good, but this should help dial in the balance.

I also went with the Aeromotions wing. If you've never read up on them. Check it out. Their stuff is no joke.

This is the wing I went with.
Here's 900lbs of downforce visualized...

It's a beautiful piece.

carlitos_370z · 02-20-2015, 12:34 PM

great man... looks like a very serious project and i like that a lot... its not just making look great... its something that works! Keep doing that great work my friend! i wish you luck on your project

djtodd · 02-20-2015, 12:36 PM

Thanks! The nice things is, all of the crazy aero (minus the wing) can be removed in just a few minutes to put it back in street trim.

I'm using all dzus fasteners, so its all super easy to pull off.

carlitos_370z · 02-20-2015, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djtodd

Thanks! The nice things is, all of the crazy aero (minus the wing) can be removed in just a few minutes to put it back in street trim.

I'm using all dzus fasteners, so its all super easy to pull off.

Damn thats great hahaha!! but if you dont use your car as a Daily ... you can leave it with all the Aero... looks fcking great in my personal opinion

TerribleONE · 02-20-2015, 12:50 PM

Oh HELL ya!!!! Nice work bro.

jaytirbhaw · 02-20-2015, 01:07 PM

nice work, are you an engineer?

Spec Jay · 02-20-2015, 02:15 PM

Last I heard from Aeromotions they dont sell the base anymore. Do they have them again?

djtodd · 02-20-2015, 02:29 PM

Must. They may not sell the stratosphere (17"). I got the 12". Arrived in less than a week.

I can put you in touch with the guy I purchased through if you're interested.

djtodd · 02-20-2015, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jaytirbhaw

nice work, are you an engineer?

Not by trade, though I majored in aeronautical years ago.

konsta · 02-20-2015, 02:44 PM

This is gonna be awesome!

djtodd · 02-20-2015, 02:45 PM

Ok I couldnt take that crappy render. A better one

Hotrodz · 02-20-2015, 02:47 PM

Your work is amazing and I love the functionality of it all. Will be unveiling at ZDAYZ????

02-20-2015, 09:44 AM	#76 (permalink)
djtodd Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 932 Drives: 2012 Nismo TT Rep Power: 3398	Yep. Lots of dtm, supergt, blancpain influence for sure. I have been doing some CFD analysis as well. Pretty cool stuff if you're into aero. jaytirbhaw and Hotrodz like this. __________________ DJTodd's Build Thread Fast Intentions • Volk • Stoptech • Carbotech • SPL • Southbend • OS Giken • RJM • Sparco • RobiSpec • AIM • Driver Mod

02-20-2015, 10:12 AM	#78 (permalink)
djtodd Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 932 Drives: 2012 Nismo TT Rep Power: 3398	i used 3dsmax for the modeling (just because I'm confortable with it) and openfoam for the CFD. jaytirbhaw likes this. __________________ DJTodd's Build Thread Fast Intentions • Volk • Stoptech • Carbotech • SPL • Southbend • OS Giken • RJM • Sparco • RobiSpec • AIM • Driver Mod

02-20-2015, 12:02 PM	#79 (permalink)
djtodd Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 932 Drives: 2012 Nismo TT Rep Power: 3398	For the aero nerds or anyone else who is curious... Even with the wing, the nismo produces lift at stock height. Drag is pretty ugly too. Especially when you remove the oem exhaust. The base and sport packages are much worse. Substantial lift at speed. I don't have a pic, but after lowering an inch or so, the nismo does produce negative lift (downforce) and drag comes down a fair amount as well. Here's a better render of what I'm shooting for. Of course Its always much easier to design on paper, but I have the splitter, canards, hood, and wing pretty much done as shown. Working on the diffuser and undertray now. Here's two studies of that design. The exhaust will exit near the rear axle, and be blown over the diffuser. The major item that I am not taking into my studies is the pressure generated by the wheel/tire rotation. Frankly I'm just not good enough at openfoam, although I am venting the front fenders and providing reliefs for the rear, so it shouldnt be too much of an overall impact. At 120mph, this setup should produce well over 1000lbs of downforce with around ~230lbs of drag, depending on the rake of the car, splitter length, and wing angle I made the front splitter with one set of slotted holes, so that I can adjust its length from 3-6". Simulations are all well and good, but this should help dial in the balance. I also went with the Aeromotions wing. If you've never read up on them. Check it out. Their stuff is no joke. This is the wing I went with. Here's 900lbs of downforce visualized... It's a beautiful piece. Spec Jay, ban25, jaytirbhaw and 7 others like this. __________________ DJTodd's Build Thread Fast Intentions • Volk • Stoptech • Carbotech • SPL • Southbend • OS Giken • RJM • Sparco • RobiSpec • AIM • Driver Mod

02-20-2015, 12:36 PM	#81 (permalink)
djtodd Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 932 Drives: 2012 Nismo TT Rep Power: 3398	Thanks! The nice things is, all of the crazy aero (minus the wing) can be removed in just a few minutes to put it back in street trim. I'm using all dzus fasteners, so its all super easy to pull off. TerribleONE, Spec Jay, Hotrodz and 1 others like this. __________________ DJTodd's Build Thread Fast Intentions • Volk • Stoptech • Carbotech • SPL • Southbend • OS Giken • RJM • Sparco • RobiSpec • AIM • Driver Mod

02-20-2015, 12:50 PM	#83 (permalink)
TerribleONE A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 10,203 Drives: WOT Rep Power: 5850	Oh HELL ya!!!! Nice work bro. __________________ 638WHP 541WTQ @ 13.5PSI Build thread

02-20-2015, 12:34 PM	#80 (permalink)
carlitos_370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 7,157 Drives: 13 Nissan 370Z SP M6 Rep Power: 7586	great man... looks like a very serious project and i like that a lot... its not just making look great... its something that works! Keep doing that great work my friend! i wish you luck on your project

02-20-2015, 01:07 PM	#84 (permalink)
jaytirbhaw Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 814 Drives: 350z HR , Nismo 370z Rep Power: 17	nice work, are you an engineer?

02-20-2015, 02:15 PM	#85 (permalink)
Spec Jay A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bummerton Posts: 1,510 Drives: MtB 09 370z Rep Power: 19	Last I heard from Aeromotions they dont sell the base anymore. Do they have them again? __________________ 09 Monterey Blue Global Time Attack Street Class Build Build Thread:Saber! Instagram:@SpecJay

02-20-2015, 02:29 PM	#86 (permalink)
djtodd Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 932 Drives: 2012 Nismo TT Rep Power: 3398	Must. They may not sell the stratosphere (17"). I got the 12". Arrived in less than a week. I can put you in touch with the guy I purchased through if you're interested. __________________ DJTodd's Build Thread Fast Intentions • Volk • Stoptech • Carbotech • SPL • Southbend • OS Giken • RJM • Sparco • RobiSpec • AIM • Driver Mod

02-20-2015, 02:44 PM	#88 (permalink)
konsta Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Dubai Posts: 156 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 297	This is gonna be awesome! carlitos_370z likes this.

02-20-2015, 02:45 PM	#89 (permalink)
djtodd Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 932 Drives: 2012 Nismo TT Rep Power: 3398	Ok I couldnt take that crappy render. A better one Super Werty, Hyrev and KapitalZ like this. __________________ DJTodd's Build Thread Fast Intentions • Volk • Stoptech • Carbotech • SPL • Southbend • OS Giken • RJM • Sparco • RobiSpec • AIM • Driver Mod Last edited by djtodd; 02-25-2015 at 10:48 PM.

02-20-2015, 02:47 PM	#90 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684385	Your work is amazing and I love the functionality of it all. Will be unveiling at ZDAYZ???? __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

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