Revolver ZSTi

ever since i lowered the car more than stock bolts could max and added front lip/splitter, I had minor heating issues (coolant temp)

decided to make the useless fog light inlet/vent/hole/duct or whatever you may call them functional, so i made these

functional was my biggest concern. I didnt care too much how it looks or materials i used. If i wanted i could have made them into single piece plastic or full carbon fiber.but that would be unnecessary they would be covered up by the bumper and mesh grill

yes they made huge improvement on coolant temps

dont flame too hard haha and hope yall like it

the mock up


fully installed, I used acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic






fully installed and tested, you cant even see them

ImmortalC5

I like the idea looks like it will work out great. I would think about doing the same thing myself.

Revolver ZSTi

yup we hit a mini spring heat wave here in northern california mid to high 80 degree and it was a great way to test them, worked like a charm

ImmortalC5

Are they open or do you have they screens in front?

Chicago1

If you want to add even more do the front screen mod.

neutron82

nice work, looks good to me

jd_black_00

Your car looks great

TheRadioFlyer

Nice idea and great execution. I would add a screen or grille to that area to prevent debris from getting in your engine bay. Lightweight stuff may only block airflow or get things dirty, but larger/heavier objects could cause internal damage.

Barndog Buddha

Looks great, neat install and the engineering looks sound. You should patent and sell.

Revolver ZSTi

thats a great idea, but i dont like how it looks

thanks man

thanks man

thanks man
theirs actually a screen/mesh/grill on it, its just sits further back and its hard to see on the pictures, ill snap a few later

thanks man, much appreciated, i have few local guys that seen it wanting to make them something similar, great idea

Sox-Fan

Wow, your car is awesome looking! And great idea! How hard would that be for someone with zero fabrication skills to do?

Vetteman Jack

Nice job making those pieces.

RET

Nice Mod and very ride.

'Shifter

Fantastic....I'd buy 'em if you marketed them...

doublec4

Looks great and the car looks bad ***!

I think I'll make myself a set

road pilot

I don't have a heat problem.
But I still like what you have done.
My vette would look good with your idea.

momo20

so what were your temp's first before the mod and how much of a drop did you notice?

Revolver ZSTi

To be honest if i had some pictures or someone guiding me making these it would have been done so easily, but i had to completely come up which took a lil bit of time. Once i was able to make the final design, i made the two piece in 1 hour, I designed them to be slipped on to fit snug, so no bolts/screw or zip ties needed

the hardest part was putting on and off the bumper for clearance and fitment testing. Give it a try

thanks

thanks for the compliments

thanks
if i was going to make them and sell. I would make them out of carbon fiber or one piece plastic, if their is a demand i will make them lol

thanks man, def post pics when you do

GM should have done something similar from the factory, i mean two giant opening thats completely useless? common haha

179F was the highest my car would reach at 2000rpm 6th gear cruising even at 100 weather temp. At that time I was running no coolant, only straight distilled water and two bottle of redline water wetter with the ride height set max low on stock bolts and no front splitter,

since then i have lowered the front 2inches and added front splitter, and running 30% coolant 70% tap water, no redline water wetter, i was seeing 200-210F during the same condition above

with my new front splitter which sits almost full inches lower than my old front splitter set up. I know I will run into more heating issues, so I decided to make these dual vent mods

now I am seeing around 190-195 at mid to high 80s weather temp cruising at 2000rpm 6th gear, I will be doing a coolant flush sometimes soon, i will be going back to only distilled water and run two bottle of redline water wetter for the summer

73Corvette

Excellent...did you steal my idea? If not, we must have shared DNA somewhere...great JOB...can't wait to hear how well it works..
I think I'd take that concept to Vararam and keep a royalty. Let them do it all.....

Revolver ZSTi

thanks man, steal your idea? huh? what? haha i guess great mind think alike lol

it would be nice, but i doubt big company like vararam would entertain a DIY guy lol, if i wanted i could make this in a full Carbon Fiber or a full one piece plastic, me and my friends makes all sort of stuff like these as side business, this one was not made to look pretty

here some examples on what we do

carbon fiber stuff
https://instagram.com/p/wSv-OtsExm/?...outclassed_ind

my friend made that fender flare for the STI
https://instagram.com/p/zijP4psw4c/?...outclassed_ind

some vacuum molding
https://instagram.com/p/zJT2khrsW9/?taken-by=jkr1sti

carbon fiber front canards/winglets
https://instagram.com/p/uuD5PLLsWd/?taken-by=jkr1sti

sorry these are mainly import