Propped hood for cooling, under bonnet temps
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Propped hood for cooling, under bonnet temps
Okay we dont have really hot days in the UK, or for that matter long hot summers , but here's a technique I've seen used before I've always wondered if its works as opposed to vented hoods etc.
I know Ron was talking about this a while back, if it would be okay in the rain i dont know or really applicable for FI guys with hot under bonnet temps (if thats a problem)?
Anyhow food for thought this is on a mazda mx5
http://www.importtuner.com/tech/impp_0909_...prop/index.html
I know Ron was talking about this a while back, if it would be okay in the rain i dont know or really applicable for FI guys with hot under bonnet temps (if thats a problem)?
Anyhow food for thought this is on a mazda mx5
http://www.importtuner.com/tech/impp_0909_...prop/index.html
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I have removed the rubber strip on the scuttle after chatting to Lloyd about getting the hot air out of the engine bay.
As for the Mazda...it does work, having seen it first hand a number of times...looks a bit naff though.
As for the Mazda...it does work, having seen it first hand a number of times...looks a bit naff though.
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Originally Posted by Ajs_s2k,Sep 8 2009, 09:14 PM
Scuttle? wheres that located? - have you done any temperature logging, will water not get in?
Who's Lloyd?
Who's Lloyd?
I've not had time to take setup for temperature monitoring...
Water shouldn't get in as the scuttle design permits water to drain before it reaches the seal. I washed my S today without a single drop entering the engine bay.
Lloyd = KawasakiVTEC
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Originally Posted by Ajs_s2k,Sep 8 2009, 09:36 PM
Ahhh the whoile peice that sits on top of the aircon filter on the right? there's a rubber bit ontop of this?
http://www.hondapartsnow.com/online/Page_P...e&pageName=Hood
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How FREAKY
Well i removed the rubber strip many weeks ago, and did not make much of a difference, although people seem to think it does, did not notice any difference
but yesterday i decided to raise the hood. I placed 2 x washers on each bolt which hold the bonnet on and raised it enough but not to noticeable to the eye
so what do i think of that, i think it was a good idea, i could defo feel hot air coming from the new gap, when the fans kicked on where i could not before
i have also today been doing some getto cooling mods, from taking air from under car and directing it behind the intercooler and onto the oil cooler and aircon rad , this worked very well on the way home tonight after a very spirited drive
Well i removed the rubber strip many weeks ago, and did not make much of a difference, although people seem to think it does, did not notice any difference
but yesterday i decided to raise the hood. I placed 2 x washers on each bolt which hold the bonnet on and raised it enough but not to noticeable to the eye
so what do i think of that, i think it was a good idea, i could defo feel hot air coming from the new gap, when the fans kicked on where i could not before
i have also today been doing some getto cooling mods, from taking air from under car and directing it behind the intercooler and onto the oil cooler and aircon rad , this worked very well on the way home tonight after a very spirited drive
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I considered removing the rubber strip but thought that it stopped the air from engine bay being drawn into the ventilation fan, can you confirm that the inside of the car does not smell of hot engine when the fan is running
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Originally Posted by oxhouser,Sep 9 2009, 07:31 AM
I considered removing the rubber strip but thought that it stopped the air from engine bay being drawn into the ventilation fan, can you confirm that the inside of the car does not smell of hot engine when the fan is running
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i have not noticed any difference tbh in fuems entering
all i smell is fuel burning anyway
just removing the strip in my opinion wont do alot, well it did not for me, so if your bothered about it dont do it, i would say though raising the bonnet a 2mm and the rubber strip has done alot more for me
all i smell is fuel burning anyway
just removing the strip in my opinion wont do alot, well it did not for me, so if your bothered about it dont do it, i would say though raising the bonnet a 2mm and the rubber strip has done alot more for me