Hot Air, Temp : ENG Bay .more in or more air out
02-27-2016, 11:27 PM
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Does your engine overheat? If so get it fixed under warranty. If not what's the problem you're trying to fix?
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As my old boss would say, "Your solving a problem not know to exist with a method known not to work!"
Unless you have wind tunnel, I'd suggest seat of the paints adding louvers, scoops etc IMO may be counter productive!
In addition the intake air, which should be as cool as possible, comes from outside the right front fender. Assume GM picked a high pressure cool spot.
Just a thought, but rather than mess with the carefully designed high speed aerodynamics get a set of long tube headers and warp with insulation which would be effective in reducing engine compartment heat (for whatever reason) and will increase power.
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A lot of the engine compartment "heat" comes from the radiator and the C7 compared to earlier Vettes has a large vent that takes 1/3 of that out on the hood! Probably more like 1/2 since the hottest cooling fluid is on the radiator top.
As my old boss would say, "Your solving a problem not know to exist with a method known not to work!"
Unless you have wind tunnel, I'd suggest seat of the paints adding louvers, scoops etc IMO may be counter productive!
In addition the intake air, which should be as cool as possible, comes from outside the right front fender. Assume GM picked a high pressure cool spot.
Just a thought, but rather than mess with the carefully designed high speed aerodynamics get a set of long tube headers and warp with insulation which would be effective in reducing engine compartment heat (for whatever reason) and will increase power.
As my old boss would say, "Your solving a problem not know to exist with a method known not to work!"
Unless you have wind tunnel, I'd suggest seat of the paints adding louvers, scoops etc IMO may be counter productive!
In addition the intake air, which should be as cool as possible, comes from outside the right front fender. Assume GM picked a high pressure cool spot.
Just a thought, but rather than mess with the carefully designed high speed aerodynamics get a set of long tube headers and warp with insulation which would be effective in reducing engine compartment heat (for whatever reason) and will increase power.
