some simple nostrils closer to the emblems would help the G3's
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07-03-2009, 07:20 PM | #17 (permalink) | |
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Here is a terrible rendering of what I picture in my head. The air going this way and then getting sucked down into the air stream going through the grille into the radiator instead of around to the filters.
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Meh I would rather have them flowing right onto the filters too...also air flows into low/negative pressure so you would want negative pressure back there, not positive. When I get a hold of a new bumper I'm going to get crazy on the stock one Last edited by RCZ; 07-03-2009 at 07:35 PM. |
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^^^ I'm pretty sure that is not accurately scaled. You would have to cut your headlights in that case.
Lets go off of this photo and your imagination on where the vents would go in relation to the headlights.
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IMO, those vents would be better with a setup like Steve's (Modshack). Just run some tubing from the vent to the airbox to get direct access to some fresh air.
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Modshacks pipes would not work man, too many pipes in the front end.....modshack pipes for short tube and nostrils for long tube....
DDM, it still goes to the pipe....lol...you get the point here Last edited by nogoodname; 07-03-2009 at 07:54 PM. |
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Off the top I can think of a couple things to consider:
The Stillen G3 intakes are tuned due to diameter, length, turbulence minimizing...just to name a few parameters. More flow going into a "compartment" will cause an increase in pressure. Especially under load the intake will draw air in. My thought is that the front compartment may not be ambient temperature but it will be cooler than it was before with the holes/ducts. If air is simply dumped into the stock box I'm not sure this would be a true RAM air system. Essentially there would be improvement only on cooler temps not neccessarily a RAM affect (unless car speed was significant). just my without data to look at.
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That is not pretty! Every time you or someone looks at your car, their going to look at those ******* holes!
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Ok, my idea would involve a little extra cutting, but might be more useful: the foam in the front is where the black part of our stock bumper is, kinda where the front license plate would go if you put it on. I would cut a rectangular hole in the bumper in that black area, which would make it subtle, then cut the foam in a wedge shape to flow air up towards the filters. could find some black plastic molded in the right shape and 95% of people looking at your car wouldn't even notice it. Now, looking at the picture. The blue box is where the bumper is cut out. The red area is where you would shape the foam to direct air from the box, up and out towards the filters. You could do some thin sheet plastic to make a nice curvey back piece for optimum flow. Don't have to worry about rain either, it won't travel up Last edited by Caravanshaka; 07-03-2009 at 11:10 PM. |
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I think you misunderstood. Modshack uses short tubes, therefore the nostrils with pipes attached could be used very easily to direct fresh air into the airboxes.
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