07 SE underside aerodynamics - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

loby6 · 12-19-2006, 10:13 AM

I read this artical in road and track about the camry SE . They called it the anti sport sedan because the traction / stability control wouldnt let them have any fun. They talked about the steps that Toyota took to make the Se a true sport sedan. Stiffer springs, shocks, sway bar, stiffer bushings in rear suspension ,ground affects, and underside aerodynamics.

This is a Quote from Road and Track : There is even a specific aerodynamic package for the SE, with an underengine panel plus rear-floor and fuel-tank covers that have longitudinal fins like you see on race-car underbody diffusers.

I just did my first oil change on my SE and didnt see any underside aerodynamics. Does anyone have them or was this left off all production models ?

Take a look and let me know.

Thanks in advance.

loby6 · 12-19-2006, 10:23 AM

This is is the Road and Track artical I read.

http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...-camry-se.html

loby6 · 12-19-2006, 10:26 AM

Car and Driver. My mistake.

JSM1284 · 12-19-2006, 10:27 AM

Yes, I have the panels

drjames · 12-19-2006, 03:23 PM

Yeah, I've got them too. It's just an under engine stepped spoiler, and an air diffuser under the trunk.

west467 · 12-19-2006, 04:44 PM

Just think what Toyota will learn from their Camry's after a couple of years in NASCAR.
Maybe they will have the V6 six speed sorted out by then...

loby6 · 12-19-2006, 05:55 PM

I guess they forgot mine. Wonder how many others they forgot ? Looks like I'll be making that dreaded trip to the dealer.

fdsonn · 12-19-2006, 06:15 PM

I got my SE without stability-and-traction-control. The traction control is too aggresive. I also have a TL-Type S and its traction control is just right. It will even lay rubber when it shift into second gear. Toyota should take a look at Honda and re-program thier traction control program like Acura.

loby6 · 12-19-2006, 06:30 PM

I also got my Se without traction / stability control. I think they should have an on/ off button. I had a Grand Prix GT , it had an on / off button. I got stuck in the snow once and couldnt get out until I turned traction controll off. Wont have that probem in Florida but what about the folks up north ?

Mistabullet · 12-19-2006, 06:31 PM

This is what my SE has in the rear:::::::

Dirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrty mmmmmmmmmm

I wonder how effective those fins really are.

Netforcer · 12-19-2006, 06:46 PM

I got the diffuser and i don't have traction control

They probably are really effective, only sounds cool... only way it will be effective is if the entire underbody is covered and channelled so that the air will flow evenly...

you should look at the underbody of F-1 cars

loby6 · 12-19-2006, 06:54 PM

Yup . I have that. I'm starting to think I was expecting too much. Does the stepped spoiler in front stop at the oil pan ?

666 · 12-20-2006, 02:19 AM

maybe its redirecting the airflow in to the right spots? i dont know if i even have those lol

drjames · 12-20-2006, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Netforcer

I got the diffuser and i don't have traction control

They probably are really effective, only sounds cool... only way it will be effective is if the entire underbody is covered and channelled so that the air will flow evenly...

you should look at the underbody of F-1 cars

apparently, the stepped front spoiler creats zero lift. And the rear diffuser simply reduces drag. I read somewhere that they are effective primarily at highway speeds.

repocop · 12-20-2006, 11:29 AM

they're just there for air-turbulance reduction.

the rear diffuser is not really a diffuser, as it creates no down-force as it is far too conservatively designed.

like someone said, the entire underbody needs to be paneled and streamlined for the 'downforce' aspects to really work.