This Got Me Thinking

"Kailand09" (kailand09) 06/26/2014 at 17:39 • Filed to: None

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Are there any cars that use holes like these on the new Nissan turismo concept, and route the exhaust through them? So the tail lights are also exhaust exits?

That would be really cool. Someone design that in somewhere!

daender > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 17:41

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I thought the Nissan Turismo Concept's taillights were just hollow to channel air flow through them. The issue with turning those into exhaust exits is that they'd either be fouled black by the exhaust fumes or melted from the extreme heat.

ryjacobs > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 17:41

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My guess is that there would be an issue of hot exhaust melting the tail light plastics.

Kailand09 > ryjacobs 06/26/2014 at 17:48

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I thought of that but I'd be willing to bet a modern high tech plastic is out there that can do it

Kailand09 > ryjacobs 06/26/2014 at 17:49

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Yeah I bet there's something out there that would work though

Bandit > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 17:56

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Like glass?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 17:58

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The ricers were way ahead of the game on this one.

Aftermarket exhaust tip with lights...

Tetrisaurus > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 17:58

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Ferrari FXX. So close......

LuczOr > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 18:03

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High heat and sensitive electronics (LEDs) don't mix very well.

Sn210 > Tetrisaurus 06/26/2014 at 18:04

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That's what I was thinking of

Pessimippopotamus > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 18:59

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I read that Koenigsegg Agera's tail lights surround an air extractor opening (not sure if true), but like the others said, I don't think using the opening as an exhaust would work.

Kailand09 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/26/2014 at 19:02

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Thank you. Everyone is a naysayer and there are so many ways it could be implemented. I just haven't yet had the time to show people it is easily possible.

Kailand09 > Bandit 06/26/2014 at 19:03

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see the other dude who posted exactly what I'm talking about.

Kailand09 > LuczOr 06/26/2014 at 19:03

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another dude just posted what I was talking about in one implementation. It's easily doable.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 19:12

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Definitely possible although maybe not cost effective on a mass produced vehicle. It may be carried to the next GTR but I doubt it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 19:15

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Also just a thought for those saying plastic would melt. Think about how close the plastic bumper can be to the exhaust tip on some cars and not melt.

Kailand09 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 06/26/2014 at 19:40

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Yeah, sure it isn't cost effective, but that hasn't stopped many companies before. I think it would be sweet, and on a $1MM car or something wouldn't be so ostentatious really

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Kailand09 06/26/2014 at 23:53

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The closest I've ever seen to that is this old Plymouth concept.

Kailand09 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/27/2014 at 06:07

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ooh nice, that is pretty close. I like it!