Brake cooling ducts
 

Looking to get some extra air to the front disks as they aren't cooling as well as I need for track work.

Tegiwa do a set for £140 and they look pretty neat but I'm not keen on spending £140 on some little bits of fibreglass however neat they look. What solutions have others come up with?

I'd like it to look neat but as it's a track car function>form whilst being cost effective would be best.

just cut open the fog light covers and run some 2.5' flexi tube to the discs. You can cut out a hole in the dust shields too and aim the air through the hole

cheap and functional

There's some pretty bad reviews on those wasp ones and they cost a lot too.

I would have a look on demon tweeks at the different sizes they do and find something near enough to the vents in the bumper and make it fit :)

Made my own.
I'm sure there is a thread somewhere?

I used G.E's home made ducts, very effective they are too.



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I used 2" hose as that's what size fits the front ducts. I decided where to run the hoses to the disc brake shields and then removed them so that I could weld some lightweight pipe onto them. They are angled and shaped to aim at the centre of the discs.

I also made two bulk head adaptors/joiners to fit in the inner wing plastic as I didn't want the hose connected when I'm only on the road. For two reasons, I don't get my brakes hot on the road and I didn't want the hose wearing out whilst on the road due to the steering lock/movement always causing the hose to move.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_102953.jpg

Front duct fixed in place with black silicone (and still secure twelve months later).


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I bought some black mesh to stop debris from entering the ducts and used silicone to bond it onto the front of them.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_104126.jpg

Joiners in place.


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Hose between duct and joiner.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_141822.jpg

Brake disc shield fitted showing where the air will enter the disc.

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Hose fitted between the joiner and the brake shield. (This is the other side of the car!) I also put rubber hose around the outer of the flexi hose against the anti-roll bar, but I haven't got a photo of that.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_190539.jpg


Next onto the rear..........

Some of these next photos show the drivers side duct and then suddenly they're showing the passenger side so could be a bit confusing!


I bought These (I'm 90% sure!) ducts.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_154738.jpg

I wanted to fit them below these little wing things in front of the rear wheels as I'd seen someone else had done it somewhere on here.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_152401.jpg

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So I made some brackets for them..

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_161028.jpg

I also removed most of the lower lip to gain ground clearance and bolted some mesh over the fronts.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_161019.jpg

Bolted to the plastic thing.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_154854.jpg

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_154829.jpg

On the car.

https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_164923.jpg

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https://i137.photobucket.com/albums/...623_173219.jpg

I think that's everything. :)

:tipwink: I doff my hat to you sir, very impressive.

Like that a lot!

This is my project for the summer when I fit my supercharger! :-)

Looks great, where did you buy the ducts from for the rear ?