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turboDXcoupe 03-11-2004 11:38 AM

its hot
 
now that im boosted is it normal to have such a hot engine bay? but im not over heating or anything? just the whole engine bay is hot :-X

turboboy 03-11-2004 11:47 AM

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it happens, i can see steam on my hood when it rains

turboDXcoupe 03-11-2004 11:54 AM

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oh ok so i guess its pretty normal than right?

turboboy 03-11-2004 12:04 PM

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well, hot is alright, sun-temperatures arent good though. is it melting ----?

turboDXcoupe 03-11-2004 12:18 PM

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oh no its not melting anything

chingro 03-11-2004 12:19 PM

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time to cut some air vents HOME MADE STYLE!!!! 8)

WHATEVER WAY YOU CHOOSE..... ::) *scoope or mesh vents?*
https://www.caranddriver.com/assets/...2003143915.jpg

turboDXcoupe 03-11-2004 02:41 PM

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is that what those are for? i thought theyt were there fer looks

djfob 03-11-2004 03:22 PM

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i always thought the hoods were vented like that cuz of how the ic was mounted in the engine.

stargazer 03-11-2004 03:58 PM

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the WRX and STi hood scoop is to ram air over the intercooler, which for some unknown reason, is mounted right on top of the motor.

The vents on the Evo are obviously for cooling, since they are functional. Otherwise they would be just for looks.

chingro 03-11-2004 04:21 PM

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i rather the vents. looks very easy to make.
i highly doupt anything on those cars are for looks.

GimpyCivic 03-11-2004 04:37 PM

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Its a rally car, putting the intercooler in the front bumper is not the smartest thing to do when passing boulders, tree stumps.. etc.

jake2001z001 03-11-2004 05:03 PM

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Just run with no hood ;D

hotrex 03-12-2004 01:45 AM

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i agree why would you put a front moutn on a rally car, obviously itll get smashed in the first 3 minutes and your out of boost and you lost the race.

89dxhunchback 03-12-2004 04:58 AM

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http://www.tamparacing.com/forums/sh...0&pagenumber=2

This is my car. I slapped so HM-Hood vents on it to help venting/cooling. Mine never ran hot either, but heat kills. My hood is primered flat black and looks 100% better now, the pics were kinda in the middle of me making them. Once the hood is properly painted the same color as the car I'm going to post some more pics.

BTW "hotrex", I've taken steroids, and I'd still be taking steroids if they were free. And it is true that almost all pro athletes take roids, minus the Denver Broncos b/c Bill Phillips/EAS talked them out of roids and into creatine, hehahaha...

Ralley cars tend to "not smash into the bolders", and even when they do hit the boulders/cliffs/trees I really doubt they care about a $500 FMIC when they just totalled a million dollar car.... Its not like they use the same IC for a whole season either, maybe one weekend, then replace it...

Semnos 03-12-2004 06:23 AM

Re:its hot
 
Put the A6 cam's in the B2 head...I did it. And it feels alot more powerfull when in boost.
And you see the cam difference with the naked eye.
the A6 lobes have much more lift...don't know about the duration...I guess it would go up a bit to

jake2001z001 03-12-2004 09:50 PM

Re:its hot
 
Anyone ever had there turbo manifold glowing?

JD 03-13-2004 02:07 AM

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Let me guess. You dont have a heatshield on your turbo mani right? Theres your answer. Mine did the same thing, when water would hit the hood steam would be coming off slowely. Then when I took the turbo off and put the stock mani back on without the shield it did the same thing. Then I put the heatshield back on and what do you know, no more steam. It's just because you dont have a heatshield anymore. Either do some vents (thats what I'm doing) or get a heatshield.

JD 03-13-2004 02:09 AM

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And hell yeah my mani used to glow red after a long term drive in boost. I rememeber one night when I popped the hood it was lighting up the whole engine bay. Looked like I had neons! Pimp

d16tuner 03-13-2004 08:08 PM

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Just get some $15 exhaust heat wrap.

d16forlife 03-13-2004 09:48 PM

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Just wrap it with that thermal tape.thats what im doing.My Saab dowm pipe/elbow sits like 1/4" from my radiator.Im scurred im gonna get it too hot.


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