does anyone have any information saying that headlight cover intakes do/do not effect performance at all? i would think that they might since it would pull cool air from outside the engine comportment in over the intakes... but it seems like most people don't have them. what's the deal?

 

I think they are pointless, IMO

 

They don't. They are cosmetic only.

 

ok, thanks guys i was thinking about getting the FEED one caust it looks the best to me... but if it doesn't do anything, there's no reason to waste money on that. i'll just make a nice heat sheild for my intake i guess

 

Well maybe if you removed your headlight assembly and routed your intake there, and just left that intake cover on there, then it would be functional but that’s just dumb.

 

And what about Bomex body kits?

 

another thing i was debating was running a bit of "plumbing" from the passanger side oil cooler opening in the bumper with a nice custom duct so it matches up with the opening really nice up into my soon to be made heat shield, i know this will carry a little water up in there, but as long as the exit to said hose is pointed away from the filters and just into the little shielded compartment, i should be good... right?

 

The only time they is a chance for for better performace is when they are down.

 

I like to think that mine lets a little cool air into the engine compartment

 

Keep telling yourself that man, lol.

 

i have one...wish i never got it. waste. i picked mine up new for 75..

 

It lets in more dirt than air.

 

http://www.re-amemiya.co.jp/shopping...jpg&gid=201030

 

the amemiya one will work or the east bear one will too (you just gotta take out one of the headlights though and run tubing). (too bad east bear is not selling/making any more headlight kits thought)

on another note, I might have a set of CF eastbear like headlight set comming out soon watch for pics later

if your really intrested in getting more air into/out of your car/engine bay, i got 2 words for you... scoot hood!

oh yeah, the ducst that just mods the stock headlights with a naca duct or other variant is non-functional (although they do look nice). for more proof, just take off your stock cover and let me know if you think air can make it thru that little space. even if you take the stock headlight cover off and drive around like that, your not gonna get very much air as the stock hood has a little plastic strip which blocks the air (i know because i have been driving around without it the stock headlight covers hehe, long story about how i lost it but it ended well )

 

that's awesome RXARLNES thats kinda what i was thinking in the back of my head would need a two bulb sleek kit for the driver side then that cover and a two-way bulb for the passanger side to complete the look

 

That little plastic flap is no problem, you can just take it off. I have the FEED cover, and I'm sure it could be made to work...however as someone else said it probably would necessitate removing the headlight assembly. That said, I'm sure I can detect the extra 3 air molecules per minute that I got once I removed that plastic flap.

jds

 

I have the feed on my FD. I really can't tell that huge of a differace. Maybe a hp or 2 gain if that. Probaly more of again just for looks thing.

 

even though you got a little big of air in there, your turbos would compress it and you wont see any difference. they just dont work sadly.

 

New at $75.00 and it's still a waste. Wow that puts it in a whole new light.

 

well its ugly i think. i mean i could see if u had body kits and a show rx7 but on the stock body it looks dumb.

 

75 bucks is fairly cheap for a shipped headlight cover