Dreamin Ta's

[Panteracer]

Functional
It has a lot more flow than if
you opened up the stock ones
I will take a shot of the vent and passageway
Tomorrow

Bob

[Panteracer]

Does anyone have a shot of how
to adjust one side of the front nose
piece up. Mine has always been low
on one side and I want to move it up
to match the hood. Car has always just
been an autocrosser ...trying to make it
look a little better for Optima

Bob

[MaxHarvard]

Originally Posted by Panteracer

Functional
It has a lot more flow than if
you opened up the stock ones
I will take a shot of the vent and passageway
Tomorrow

Bob

Flow for engine heat or downforce?

I only ask because I just installed fender vents on my car and it has no inner fender liner.

[Panteracer]

I still have inner fenders
Trying to release pressure and
heat out of the engine bay

Back in the day I was told that Penske
Put holes in the firewall and ran vent tubing
all the way to the back of the car-trans am cars...
They had no inner fenders but were getting air out
and off the firewall

One of my buddies did wings and aero work
on Altered Dragsters and Sprint cars
He told me I should put vents in the rear panel
to the trunk to create a low pressure so the rear
wing will work better

He also said to close up the lovers on the back
of a stock hood. I still have the steel hood on the
car... My harwood glass hood replacement has no louvers

Still learning and asking

Bob

[Panteracer]

Here is a picture of the vents
I bought at Suumit

Bob

[WSSix]

Bob, you could spend some time with a vacuum/pressure gauge a take readings at different spots on the car to determine where changes need to be made to allow the air to flow. For instance, you may find that a partial belly pan in the engine bay will help evacuate air from the bay by increasing air pressure in the bay relative to the outside at the vents. The air will flow from high to low pressure. The hard part may be to achieve this while keeping the pressure in the bay lower than it is in front of the radiator so air will continue to flow through it.

[Panteracer]

Trey,
I just finished the install yesterday
After coming back from a short drive I shut
the car down but left the fan and elect water
pump run for a short time.. walking by I could feel
air coming out the vents... I did a quick test with a
piece of paper and the air goes up near the top of the
vent and then forward?? as I head lower.. now sure when
the car is moving...

Pic of Vent installed

Bob

[WSSix]

Looks good! Hopefully, it'll work well for you.

[Tuske427]

Sweet car, and I agree- that blue is awesome!

[Panteracer]

Thanks I love the color ... Just wish I knew
what the painter mixed up 25 years back
I did keep some pieces I cut out to try to
match later

Signed up for Optima Thunderhill today
now we need to see how it does after changing
a million things

Bob