How ricer would it be if I...
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I too have fallen victim to the horrible heat issue. I have found a rather stylish alternative to a ram style scoop. I have found a company that makes some sick hood louvers that work wonders for under-hood temps.
http://www.raceace.com/
I purchased some Medium powder coated black louvers. I have a couple options on the location of the louvers that I think would give the best results.
Pardon the dark pics, it was 11:30 at night XD
Option One!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/F ... G_0372.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/F ... G_0373.jpg
Option Two!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/F ... G_0375.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/F ... G_0374.jpg
http://www.raceace.com/
I purchased some Medium powder coated black louvers. I have a couple options on the location of the louvers that I think would give the best results.
Pardon the dark pics, it was 11:30 at night XD
Option One!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/F ... G_0372.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/F ... G_0373.jpg
Option Two!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/F ... G_0375.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v51/F ... G_0374.jpg
RedCelicaTRD
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Hummmm. Those look decent. I say option one.
Yeah, that was the one issue, but the quality of the product makes the price worth it. They also come with everything to put the louvers where ever you want them, rivets and drill bit and all that.
I was definitely thinking Op. 1 as well because the underside of the hood doesn't have bracing there.
I was definitely thinking Op. 1 as well because the underside of the hood doesn't have bracing there.
6strngs":166selp3 said:
That does make sense when you think about it, but my mechanical engineer friend explained why option one is better to me this way.
You are wanting to vent the entire engine heat, IC, intake, turbo etc, not just the turbo. In theory the entire hood surface is low pressure but its generally thought that the pressure will be lowest up towards the windshield. By placing the vents in Option one, you would create a way to vent that heat out and it would make a ram cooling effect as the heat could flow up and out.
Right at the cowl vent is a higher pressure area, too far forward you can still have some of the high pressure from the front of the car.
http://www.superhachi.com/theory/downforce/typical.jpg
You are wanting to vent the entire engine heat, IC, intake, turbo etc, not just the turbo. In theory the entire hood surface is low pressure but its generally thought that the pressure will be lowest up towards the windshield. By placing the vents in Option one, you would create a way to vent that heat out and it would make a ram cooling effect as the heat could flow up and out.
Right at the cowl vent is a higher pressure area, too far forward you can still have some of the high pressure from the front of the car.
http://www.superhachi.com/theory/downforce/typical.jpg
monkey8oi":22x28e56 said:
seabrook71
New member
I used a fiberglass Celica WRC vent. Instead of graphing fiberglass to steel I cut the hole for the vent and secured it with countersunk flat head aviation phillips screws. This allows me to use the hood to make a mold for a carbonfiber hood in the future. Since ST16x hoods are like a dime a dozen I don't mind hacking the shit out of a few. I will post pics of this soon.