Keeping temps down on track?

Rusty · 07-22-2023, 04:09 PM

Vent your hood with Trackspec vents.

Averying · 07-23-2023, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Vent your hood with Trackspec vents.

Do you drive your car in the rain with the trackspec vents? How’s that work?

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Rusty · 07-23-2023, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Averying

Do you drive your car in the rain with the trackspec vents? How’s that work?

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Yep, I don't use my rain shields anymore. Drove 10 hrs in the rain coming home from ZDayZ one year. No issues.

Averying · 07-23-2023, 03:25 PM

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I think vented hood or not the engine bay gets wet in heavy rain.
Dealerships often pressure wash engine bays with the engine running apparently, to save time.
I pressure wash my engine often, and turn on the car to dry it out.
Maybe not a great idea if you have exposed filters on cold air intakes...Not sure about that.

That being said it would probably be fairly easy to fab some removable rain guards that attach underneath the hood if you're really worried about it.

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Yep, I don't use my rain shields anymore. Drove 10 hrs in the rain coming home from ZDayZ one year. No issues.

Good points… the water issue (sounds like not really an issue like I thought) and fear of cutting up my OEM hood were steering me away from hood vents. But I may reconsider now!

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Rusty · 07-23-2023, 05:45 PM

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Good points… the water issue (sounds like not really an issue like I thought) and fear of cutting up my OEM hood were steering me away from hood vents. But I may reconsider now!

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I've used a high pressure washer on my engine with no issues.

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