DIY: Fang Vents: Forced fresh air to your airbox

Vbp6US · 06-10-2012, 04:17 AM

Anyone do this and can report actual gains? I don't want to buy $75 worth of RC flanges for a no gain mod.

sixpax · 06-10-2012, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Vbp6US

Anyone do this and can report actual gains? I don't want to buy $75 worth of RC flanges for a no gain mod.

I recall reading the OP did some ambient temp testing before and after ... and concluded it did indeed lower temps in the engine bay. I have Typhoon's, so getting cooler air up into the engine bay was important to me.

Did it net power gains worthy of $75 ? Who knows. It would cost roughly three times (75 dyno run, 75 do install, 75 after dyno run) as much to do a before and after dyno.

50 plus · 08-17-2012, 08:41 AM

Great write up Modshack...Implemented it when I installed my Z1 oil cooler...Works great for my K&N short rams...Just wondering what did you use to fasten the flangesd to the inside of the bumper??? pop rivets??? I just drilled a hole in the flange ear and used one of the fasteners that was used to hold the blanking plate in plate...and notched the upper plastic tab ...might still have to rivet it..still alittle loose. Any how thanks for the great ideas...sorry to hear you sold your Z...Miss living in North Carolina...

Modshack · 08-17-2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 50 plus

Great write up Modshack...Implemented it when I installed my Z1 oil cooler...Works great for my K&N short rams...Just wondering what did you use to fasten the flangesd to the inside of the bumper??? pop rivets??? I just drilled a hole in the flange ear and used one of the fasteners that was used to hold the blanking plate in plate...and notched the upper plastic tab ...might still have to rivet it..still alittle loose. Any how thanks for the great ideas...sorry to hear you sold your Z...Miss living in North Carolina...

Thanks!
I just used some sheet metal screws, and did have to trim as you noted.

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nightwish · 08-17-2012, 12:19 PM

Nice write up on the vents and giving more options. I'm still getting around to cleaning my gen3 to take pics. Hopefully your set up and slow all my pm..io

Powder370 · 02-11-2014, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Vbp6US

Anyone do this and can report actual gains? I don't want to buy $75 worth of RC flanges for a no gain mod.

I live in Texas where it's always HOT!.. anyways I noticed my temps dropped alot faster after this install. After taking it up 240 degrees (oil temp) then cruising around to try and get the temps to decline could take 10 minutes, at 65 mph with 3K RPM's almost! After the install with in 2 minutes the temps would start to decline. A cooler motor makes more power especially at 240 degrees. That has to say something!

08-17-2012, 08:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
50 plus Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wesley Chapel, Florida Posts: 83 Drives: 09 370Z TRG SP AT Rep Power: 17	Great write up Modshack...Implemented it when I installed my Z1 oil cooler...Works great for my K&N short rams...Just wondering what did you use to fasten the flangesd to the inside of the bumper??? pop rivets??? I just drilled a hole in the flange ear and used one of the fasteners that was used to hold the blanking plate in plate...and notched the upper plastic tab ...might still have to rivet it..still alittle loose. Any how thanks for the great ideas...sorry to hear you sold your Z...Miss living in North Carolina... __________________ 09 Nissan 370Z Sport/Touring 7AT- K&N short ram intake/Top speed CBE/Eibach .320 sway bars/Fuse 48 steering interlock Delete/Intake duct Mod/Z1 25 row cooler__08 Sentra SER specV-K&N intake/Tanabe CBE/M2 downpipe/Precat delete Header...Commuter...

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06-10-2012, 04:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Vbp6US Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 442 Drives: 2009 370z MB 6MT Rep Power: 14	Anyone do this and can report actual gains? I don't want to buy $75 worth of RC flanges for a no gain mod.

08-17-2012, 12:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
nightwish Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: na Posts: 111 Drives: na Rep Power: 14	Nice write up on the vents and giving more options. I'm still getting around to cleaning my gen3 to take pics. Hopefully your set up and slow all my pm..io