Heat soak - vented hood options that are not "louvered"

Chuck33079 · 11-10-2013, 04:50 PM

The fender vents aren't going to address the main issue, which is getting the hot air passing out of the intercooler/radiator out of the engine bay. The only thing the fender vent does is give the air exiting your oil cooler a place to go.

The scoop may also make things worse. If you're pressurizing the engine bay through the scoop, you may stall the air coming through the radiator.

dmhenderson · 11-10-2013, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

The fender vents aren't going to address the main issue, which is getting the hot air passing out of the intercooler/radiator out of the engine bay. The only thing the fender vent does is give the air exiting your oil cooler a place to go.

yeah that's what I was thinking. Scoop forcing air downward over the engine means better airflow over the oil cooler and out the fender vents. That said, I'm not sure it would actually work but it would make sense.

Chuck33079 · 11-10-2013, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

yeah that's what I was thinking. Scoop forcing air downward over the engine means better airflow over the oil cooler and out the fender vents. That said, I'm not sure it would actually work but it would make sense.

Airflow in that direction may interfere with the airflow through the radiator. You want air being pulled out of the engine bay, not going in.

synolimit · 11-10-2013, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

The fender vents aren't going to address the main issue, which is getting the hot air passing out of the intercooler/radiator out of the engine bay. The only thing the fender vent does is give the air exiting your oil cooler a place to go.

The scoop may also make things worse. If you're pressurizing the engine bay through the scoop, you may stall the air coming through the radiator.

Correct.

Wait the fender thing is the vents installed in front of the tires? Then a modded fender in the back? Yeah that's going to do nothing for engine bay heat even with a hood vent/scoop.

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