2022 taco air dam

My way of thinking, always thought an air dam in front of a vehicle. Would cause more drag? But im no expert in air dynamics

 

TBH - no truck I've ever owned came with one. It's all theory for me.

 

Lower drag because the air blocked by the dam is pushed off to the sides of the vehicle in lieu of roiling around under the chassis and undercarriage.

 

Cool

 

you got me there homefry

 

This is my first truck and I didn't like the look so I got underneath and fiddled with the "air dam". While I'm not an engineer, I am a race-car nerd and I can't see how this piece of flimsy plastic is doing value. The bottom of the truck is not flat or sealed so air is going to vortex all over the place regardless. The "air dam" is not strong enough (or low enough) to pressure air under the vehicle. It's not strong enough to protect against obstacles or road debris. The whole thing is just waste.

I became irrationally angry laying under the truck to figure out why Toyota would spend money on this. It's not free.

 

You need a catalytic converter shield. They are exposed big time!!

 

@TexasWhiteIce

Already took care of that, my friend.

The day I took that pic was right before I installed the Talon CAT skid.

 

@Discokiller

Thanks!

It looks so much better with the Air Dam removed.

 

I honestly did not expect anyone that young to casually whip out a partridge family reference.

 

In case you have not seen this video before, about a minute in the Toyota engineer talks about the air dam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FutBBbglZvo&t=1s

 

Thanks @TA2016, that isn't the video I was thinking of, but it might could well be the same engineer. Regardless, great video which explains the aerodynamics of the Gen3 Tacoma!