Preparing for the Midwest Muscle Challenge

[69MyWay]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Matt, I'm not sure I agree with you. Of course I'm not an LSX guy. Windage is worse than being a little low on oil. It robs power and aerates the oil making it hard for the pump to do it's job. A thicker oil may be a good decision due to the increase in oil temps. I don't think you need the brake ducts for the length we run the cars. This isn't Lemans 24hrs. haha

I know - I'm convinced I don't need this...but.......

I have a friend in Florida that has been a auto x - road racer all his adult life. He owns an amazing GT1 car and had the pleasure of running in the Rolex 24 hours with a team of drivers. He had suggested from experience doing anything I can to direct cool air to the center of the wheel bearing hub if it wasn't an act of congress to install it. He said the air going to the center of the hub would get picked up and vent sucked through the rotor and out to keep it cool. Said it would do no good at low speed, but anything 50 and above it would ram some cooling in and give just a tad of extra brake.

I'm just having fun, but when Dave does something - he is always in it to win it. He is the kind of guy that you don't want to see in your reaview because given enough time he will know your weakness and exploit it to put his rear bumper in front of your headlights!

So...been trying to tack along with his ideas - but it is looking like a tricky set up to get at least a 3" hose in there that doesn't rub on the tires, get pinched by the suspension, and has enough mounting strength to stay on the car without blowing off on the road.

There are pictures here at Lat G of some first gen with ducts in the nose, but I don't know how or if they are vented beyond that.

Probably going to give up on this one, but will give it at least one more good look to be sure. I was thinking last night if I made the A-frame mount out of cardboard/tape and fiberglassed it to shape, then the duct hose would connect at the lower a-frame mount so it would pivot and twist fine - then go to some duct cut outs in the spoiler.