air intake temps....headlight cover....
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air intake temps....headlight cover....
did anyone notice a difference in intake temps when they went from the regular headlight cover to a vented headlight cover? I just picked up a cwest (for the look as well as functionality) and was just wondering if anyone saw a difference. thanks.
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the hood itself actually has a plastic/rubber liner in the front behind the headlight area to prevent rain from trickling behind the headlight into the engine bay. So you'd have to remove that, but the openings on the headlight lid covers are so small in comparison, that it's just an asthetic mod really.
Now a complete vented headlight kit, that's a different story
Now a complete vented headlight kit, that's a different story
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well if you trimmed the back of the cover, and the little flap behind the headlight, it would flow air right into the engine bay....i realize that the way it sits the way it comes it might not flow very well, but with about 5 minutes with a dremel should open it up nicely.
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Originally Posted by AWD-RWD racer
well if you trimmed the back of the cover, and the little flap behind the headlight, it would flow air right into the engine bay....i realize that the way it sits the way it comes it might not flow very well, but with about 5 minutes with a dremel should open it up nicely.
If it were a more worthwhile method to reduce unhood temps, i'm sure more people would have them. It's really a moot point, in my honest opinion, bc of the size of the opening. However, you can definitely give it a go
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If you'd like to hack up your car and make some ghetto ducting to bring a whiff of cold air to your intake, go for it. IMHO, don't bother. If you really want to do something functional, look into a duct pulling air from between the radiator and the frame rail - even then, I seriously doubt you'll see mad horsepower yo from the end result.
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as said in my first post, i bought it for looks as well....not just the 1000 hp increase.....just was wondering how "functional" it was...thats all.
but thanks for the mad tyte info yo....
but thanks for the mad tyte info yo....
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Originally Posted by DaleClark
If you'd like to hack up your car and make some ghetto ducting to bring a whiff of cold air to your intake, go for it. IMHO, don't bother. If you really want to do something functional, look into a duct pulling air from between the radiator and the frame rail - even then, I seriously doubt you'll see mad horsepower yo from the end result.
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