What is on the hood here?

"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot) 04/19/2015 at 13:56 • Filed to: None

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Hey Oppo, what’s on the hood of this car? What purpose does it serve? I’ve never seen anything like it.

stuttgartobsessed > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 13:58

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I believe it is a bug deflector so the windshield stays nice and clean. Basically creates airflow up and over the windscreen preventing any bugs from hitting the window.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 13:58

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Bug deflector methinks.

PatBateman > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:01

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Virtual reality projector for infrared/FLIR views. Also, for missile targeting system.

zeontestpilot > stuttgartobsessed 04/19/2015 at 14:01

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Hugh, then I wonder why in the middle of the hood the ...

whatisthatsound > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:02

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I was watching chasing classic cars and he went over it. Most people think it is for bugs, it is actually for the wiper blades to stay on the windshield at high speeds.

bob and john > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:04

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bug/stone deflector

mwoodski > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:05

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Deflects air over the lights.

stuttgartobsessed > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:06

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That or it’s there to help better manage airflow OVER the roof lights for better aero.

Jobjoris > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:06

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I’ve read somewhere these are a HUD strip, it’s so the police don’t have to look down at every thing, its displayed on the giant bugdeflector.

zeontestpilot > whatisthatsound 04/19/2015 at 14:12

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Then I wonder why no one else has done it then...

TheHondaBro > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:12

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Speed plexiglass.

zeontestpilot > Jobjoris 04/19/2015 at 14:12

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Curious...

Blondude > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:13

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It helps deflect air over the huge light bar on the roof.

MultiplaOrgasms > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:23

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Blood deflector. Keeps pedestrian inestines off the windshield, which reduces wear on the wiper motors.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:23

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Its so the driver can see the sky line.

GhostZ > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:23

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Too far forward and you cut into the intake/cooling vent airflow. Too far back and it has to be so tall it interferes with the view.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:31

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Not just bugs, they used to run driver side only deflectors on the hood to get rain over the windscreen, mud etc.. at Le Mans too. Helped visibility. I know I have a pic of some, I will look. I don’t really know why a Japanese cop car needs one but it could help in heavy rain, but it does look like a track car they made, so yeah the lights on top maybe the answer. My 240Z wipers are shit and I thought about making one!

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 14:42

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I has to be for the lights on top. Bugs, well, thats just something every car deals with. Not hard to get out a paper towel. The wipers is a reasonable answer, BUT I don’t think Nissan would install wipers that couldn’t be used. It’s a police car, not a race car. The one major thing on this car that is on no other GTR is the roof lights, and they don’t look the most aerodynamic. So, my educated guess is that the air deflector is to create some noise in the flow of air going up the windshield.

whatisthatsound > zeontestpilot 04/19/2015 at 15:02

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The post below by 415s30 shows some of the old race cars that did it. I thought it was pretty interesting, and I trust Wayne Carini he knows cars better than most.

zeontestpilot > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 04/19/2015 at 15:30

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That's pretty epic.

zeontestpilot > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 04/19/2015 at 15:31

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Makes sense.

zeontestpilot > MultiplaOrgasms 04/19/2015 at 15:32

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Brb, buying blood deflectors...

TE71 Xin > Jobjoris 04/20/2015 at 05:41

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I’ve read that too, but I haven’t found other sources to back it up. The other comments here are a lot more sound.

Jobjoris > TE71 Xin 04/20/2015 at 05:50

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Hey, you’re grey on oppo!

I guess the rain-redirect is the most plausible one as well.

TE71 Xin > Jobjoris 04/20/2015 at 06:26

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Mystery solved! :D