Hood Vents?
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From: Bountiful, Utah
Originally posted by onoiocoko
poping just the black plastic out doesnt really do much.... when the little black plastic is out u are just pullin air in the hood when u go fast and none gets out.
poping just the black plastic out doesnt really do much.... when the little black plastic is out u are just pullin air in the hood when u go fast and none gets out.
No, more like it shoots air into the engine compartment, swirls around and goes out the bottom, passing the engine, cooling it down quite a bit.
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From: North Haven, CT
I thought that the airdam underneath the car shoots air up into the engine. The extra air may hit that air and just swirl around until if finds a place out. Thats just my theory, I know nothing about heat extractors or ram air.
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From: ohio
it probable does help. but what i was trying to explain was his hood vents are set up like the cowl hoods are. i think the air-dam is to shoot air into the radiator because we dont really have front grills like most cars to let the air go through. im not sure though.
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From: Ames, IA
Thats pretty cool looking. If I remember right (car is away for the winter) all that'd holding those vents on is 2 screws. Just space out the screws or put longer ones in place of the stock ones and I think it'd work. I wonder if he cut out behind the plastic black piece too?
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From: Wallingford, CT USA
Re: Hood Vents?
Could it hurt?
I've seen the grills that MBA makes for the vents, but I was thinking of just taking them out and leaving them open.
I've seen the grills that MBA makes for the vents, but I was thinking of just taking them out and leaving them open.
As in this:
http://www.mbaproducts.com/images/tech02a.jpg
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From: New Haven, CT
Ever see a Chevelle's hood with the cowl on it? I've always liked how that little cowl thing raises up and down.
Wouldn't it be neat if those extractors that pure energy made went up and down? Say, if he is driving around normally, they are down. When he goes WOT, they open up for heat to escape.
And if he is idling in traffic, he could flip a switch and have them flip up.
Just an idea, I have no clue on how it could be done to work.
Wouldn't it be neat if those extractors that pure energy made went up and down? Say, if he is driving around normally, they are down. When he goes WOT, they open up for heat to escape.
And if he is idling in traffic, he could flip a switch and have them flip up.
Just an idea, I have no clue on how it could be done to work.
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From: Cincinnati, OH
Originally posted by Marky82
I thought that the airdam underneath the car shoots air up into the engine. The extra air may hit that air and just swirl around until if finds a place out. Thats just my theory, I know nothing about heat extractors or ram air.
I thought that the airdam underneath the car shoots air up into the engine. The extra air may hit that air and just swirl around until if finds a place out. Thats just my theory, I know nothing about heat extractors or ram air.
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From: Orange Kounty, Kalifornia
In So Cal it gets hot in the Summer... not Vegas hot but hot enough. Driving in rush hour, it works great!!! I can see heat waves just rising above the windshield wiper.
True at speed, it doesn't extract heat but inducts it. Just stick your hand out the window at speed. Just opening the window a little and you can feel the air circulate. I've noticed that it keeps the temps really cool under load (80 MPH). The wind enters the engine compartment which is very turbulant. It tumbles air under the car and out the rear.
Road racing at 160 MPH and you'll feel air lift under the car... but not likely to happen on the streets. But that's another story...
True at speed, it doesn't extract heat but inducts it. Just stick your hand out the window at speed. Just opening the window a little and you can feel the air circulate. I've noticed that it keeps the temps really cool under load (80 MPH). The wind enters the engine compartment which is very turbulant. It tumbles air under the car and out the rear.
Road racing at 160 MPH and you'll feel air lift under the car... but not likely to happen on the streets. But that's another story...
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From: Louisville KY
What about the vents on the 93-97 Firebirds, is it possible to do anything with those vents? I believe they actually sit after the radiator support so would that cause better flow thru the radiators or would it cause nothing?