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madregalJul-16-02 09:31 AM
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#27662, "crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"




          

i wonder if you had a body shop bend the left lip of hood up a little bit to allow more cool air into the engine if it would be worth it.

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RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, euro_clipse, Jul-16-02 09:37 AM, #1
RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, Global Ruler Of All ThingsDarkOne, Jul-16-02 09:46 AM, #2
      RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, safedawg, Jul-16-02 12:17 PM, #3
           RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, BLACKWIDOWDSM, Jul-16-02 12:26 PM, #4
           RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, Sabot, Jul-16-02 02:05 PM, #5
                RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, EcLIpsInEmCEe7, Jul-16-02 02:29 PM, #6
                     RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, vegasdsmr, Jul-16-02 03:01 PM, #7
           RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, madregal, Jul-22-02 04:26 AM, #8
                RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, BoostedGS, Jul-22-02 04:46 AM, #9
                     RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, safedawg, Jul-22-02 07:59 AM, #10
                          RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, madregal, Jul-24-02 03:39 AM, #11
                               RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, mcgyvr, Jul-24-02 05:15 AM, #12
                               RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower, safedawg, Jul-24-02 05:15 AM, #13

euro_clipseJul-16-02 09:37 AM
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#27663, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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Just get some custom vents added on. Or order one of those predator hoods. I'd like to get some custom vents right behind the radiator like those on the EVO, but a little smaller.


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Global Ruler Of All ThingsDarkOneJul-16-02 09:46 AM
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#27664, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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Easier yet, just shim up the hood mounting brackets. If the back of it is lifted, it's a cowl-induction effect.

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safedawgJul-16-02 12:17 PM
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#27665, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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Hey, another thing, the front bumper, the gap between it and the hood it pretty small, when i got into my little accident the bracket holding the bumper all the way up to the hood got bent down a bit making the gap bigger, it doesn't look that bad at all, and it actually has made a bit of a difference in my engine temps, the needle only a little less than a 1/3 up, it was weird.


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BLACKWIDOWDSMJul-16-02 12:26 PM
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#27666, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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Even better idea....buy a ViS carbon fiber Dual vent Xtreme GT hood



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SabotJul-16-02 02:05 PM
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#27667, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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Shit just take the hood off.j/k GT hood and alumi. radiator should do a good job to keep the temp down but what about in the cold? any problems?

  

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EcLIpsInEmCEe7Jul-16-02 02:29 PM
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#27668, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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i remember a whiiile back someone posted a pic of a 2g headlight that had a whole in it where the high beam went that led directly to the intake. i believe it was on a gst/gsx. wouldnt that be ok and does anyone have that pic?

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vegasdsmrJul-16-02 03:01 PM
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#27669, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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that pic, i posted from dsmtalk.com (a hole in the actual light (high beam, i think) that shot air right at the intake on a 4g63(gst/x) engine....would lower air intake temps, not engine temperature... i would go with what darkone said... and if your lookin at the guage inside da ride that's stock, its the water/coolant temp...or a fluidine radiator, or the radiator fluid that hooks it up for a about 10-20 degree drop in coolant temp....

i yanked the stock plastic nonsense(among other BS parts) thats located/connected to 6ish bolts on the bottom of the bumper and some plastic connections..('99) and i ziptied in sum metal that's bent at about a 60-70 degree angle shootin/routin air up into my radiator....

my c/f hood sits a lil higher than my stocker....didnt notice any diff on my coolant temp guage....

im in the desert tho...

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madregalJul-22-02 04:26 AM
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#27670, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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that is exactly what i was thinking.. if the gap between the hood and the bumper were increased wouldnt more air go in the engine bay? not sure if it would make a hell of a difference though.

'98 GS AT.Magenta Gray Pearl.Accel Spark Plug Wires.NGK Plugs.AEM Short Stack.GS-T Exhaust.AFX Underdrive pulley.RRE Front Lower Bar.Tenzo Rear Upper Bar
Tenzo Rear Lower Bar.Tenzo Front Upper Bar.Energy Suspension Bushings.Energy Suspension Motor Mounts.Radius Rims.Pirelli P7000 Supersports.Eibach Pro kit Springs.KYB GR2.$15 camber mod.TB (waiting to be bored and installed)

'98 GS AT.Magenta Gray Pearl.Accel Spark Plug Wires.NGK Plugs.AEM Short Stack.GS-T Exhaust.AFX Underdrive pulley.RRE Front Lower Bar.Tenzo Rear Upper Bar.Tenzo Rear Lower Bar.Tenzo Front Upper Bar.Energy Suspension Bushings.Energy Suspension Motor Mounts.

  

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BoostedGSJul-22-02 04:46 AM
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#27671, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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If you have the cash, get a vented hood or put some vents in your stock hood. It is better to vent hot air out as opposed to ramming cold air in.



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safedawgJul-22-02 07:59 AM
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#27672, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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The hood and bumper gap helped out a bit actually.


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madregalJul-24-02 03:39 AM
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#27673, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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how does one go about increasing the gap between the hood and the bumper?

if i take off the plastic cowl near the wipers.. what are the disadvantages?

'98 GS AT.Magenta Gray Pearl.Accel Spark Plug Wires.NGK Plugs.AEM Short Stack.GS-T Exhaust.AFX Underdrive pulley.RRE Front Lower Bar.Tenzo Rear Upper Bar
Tenzo Rear Lower Bar.Tenzo Front Upper Bar.Energy Suspension Bushings.Energy Suspension Motor Mounts.Radius Rims.Pirelli P7000 Supersports.Eibach Pro kit Springs.KYB GR2.$15 camber mod.TB (waiting to be bored and installed)

'98 GS AT.Magenta Gray Pearl.Accel Spark Plug Wires.NGK Plugs.AEM Short Stack.GS-T Exhaust.AFX Underdrive pulley.RRE Front Lower Bar.Tenzo Rear Upper Bar.Tenzo Rear Lower Bar.Tenzo Front Upper Bar.Energy Suspension Bushings.Energy Suspension Motor Mounts.

  

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mcgyvrJul-24-02 05:15 AM
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#27674, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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remove the black rubber gasket by the windshield that seals the hood, that has been proven to create a cowl effect and greatly reduce temps.

to adjust the hood height just unscrew the black bumpers by the headlights that will raise the hood up a bit

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safedawgJul-24-02 05:15 AM
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#27675, "RE: crazy idea to keep engine temps lower"
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This is how mine happend, I got into a fender bender, and the little black bracket that is holding the bumper with liek 4 bolts is bent down a bit so the gap is bigger, I left it like that when I had my frame lined back up.


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98 GS t3/t04e, hrc Sidemount, tial 38mm, HKS ssq bov, clutchmaster stage 4, wiseco pistons, Eagle rods, Apexi TT, HKS EVC II, Phantom grip lsd, 3in turbo back, Eibach pro-kit, Defi D-gauge EGT,boost, autometer fuel pressure
8-inj setup in the works, HKS AIC III and 450cc injectors

  

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