Like others showed above, these inserts serve absolutely no purpose as supplied by the factory.
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I also cut the bottoms out so at least these will function somewhat. It's sure not the same as the PS or EVO vents but if the damn things are gonna be there at least they can contirbute a little....
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Was it worth it? Did it do anything at all?
Its the grade 8 mod of cooling. Not gonna hurt anything but completely pointless
Nice! I will be doing the same when mine comes back from paint!I don't know if it'll help at all. I just know that before cutting the bottoms out it wouldn't do shit. Now? At least I can say they are vents instead of decorations:idontknow:
And I'm only out 20 minutes of time.
Was it worth it? Did it do anything at all?
Its the grade 8 mod of cooling. Not gonna hurt anything but completely pointless
Completely pointless? Not exactly.
That's my opinion. Prove me wrong.
Aerodynamics is often counterintuitive. I'd put money on removing the fender liners having a much bigger effect on cooling than opening up a vent that isn't in the flow path.
Wait a minute, so now it's just "fender liners have a bigger effect than the 10a vents" or the "10a vents are worthless"?
And can you remind me again which way heat flows?
That's my opinion. Prove me wrong.
Aerodynamics is often counterintuitive. I'd put money on removing the fender liners having a much bigger effect on cooling than opening up a vent that isn't in the flow path.
Wait a minute, so now it's just "fender liners have a bigger effect than the 10a vents" or the "10a vents are worthless"?
And can you remind me again which way heat flows?
Both and pretty sure that's what i said back in post #53.
You tell me which way does hot air go out of a hair dryer?
Since this is a discussion about a hood vent not fender liners I don't see how that is relevant. It sounds like you have not cut open the vents on your hoods so everything you are spewing is opinion. Take it from some one with heat issues that has cut open the 10a vents, it does make significant difference. Clearly you think you are smarter than the rest of us, so please continue to explain how heat does not rise.
Uh, the one way a hair dryer blows? Wtf kind of statement/question is that? If you don't want to cut open some plastic vents, then don't. But don't go blabbering on telling everyone how smart you are about flow dynamics.
I would think hot air is drawn from the engine compartment and through the hood vents as the faster air flowing over the hood pulls it out.
The point of the hairdryer is we were talking about hot air being pushed by a fan not radiant heat.
He is trying to say the ram air make it work like a hair dryer, failing to realize that the stream from the hair drier isn't straight but curve up because heat rises. it may not be a large curve but its there, At low speeds I would imagine these vents are very effective. We us cowl flaps on aircraft that are of similar design and they work extremely well. AT high speed with no liners would more hot air be forced out through those larger holes? Yes. What if you leave the liners in? Do to Bernoulli's principle the smaller opening may result in greater velocities and increase the heat sink abilities.