Battling t3h heat
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Originally Posted by 0piston,Jun 8 2009, 10:38 AM
a couple of engineers on there said that there will be turbulance created when the air travels over the hood and will acutally curl and suck back in instead of out because of the negative airpressure. so they concluded that heat will escape when the car is at idle but air but will not escape from the engine compartment unless there is an air guide coming in--
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Originally Posted by Under_Pressure,Jun 8 2009, 10:57 AM
U can also add washers in the rear to angle the hood to vent more air out.
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Originally Posted by 0piston,Jun 8 2009, 10:38 AM
nice work, i remember reading about this on another forum... a couple of engineers on there said that there will be turbulance created when the air travels over the hood and will acutally curl and suck back in instead of out because of the negative airpressure. so they concluded that heat will escape when the car is at idle but air but will not escape from the engine compartment unless there is an air guide coming in--something like a v mount\vented hood setup... but its hard argue when you have proof it works, thanks for sharing!
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From: Tallahassee, FL
I also removed the forward weather stripping.... The piece that attaches to he front of the bumper. I just have generic washer/bolt combo holding the bumper on, instead of Honda's OEM flat/fat phillips-head bolts... This helps with any heatsoak when stopped, as the heat off the radiator does not need to travel the entire length of the hood to exit...
I have not noticed any additional road noise or anything either...
John
I have not noticed any additional road noise or anything either...
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From: South Florida
Originally Posted by spdracerut,Jun 9 2009, 01:04 AM
The base of the windshield can create a high pressure area. That's why the theory is that the air will curl back under the hood. That's the whole principle of the cowl induction hood on old school muscle cars. Just a little FYI
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Originally Posted by camuman,Jun 9 2009, 06:11 AM
well if this is true, then i will def space out my hood. my intake is crammed right there on the passenger side. if air is being sucked in while moving, thats a win for me
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From: Sellersburg, IN
I wouldnt do that if i were you. The hot temps are designed to flow out from under the car, not through the rear of the hood if you remove the weather stripping. This can cause the plastic up there melt and ive seen it first hand.
