Re: Mods, Upgrades, Thoughts

["Jimmy Claypool" <srl311vg@hotmail.com>]

How hot do street driven roadster brakes get anyway? Unless its a track car 
I wouldn't give it another thought.

JC


>From: "Ed Wilsey" <Kensington_FC@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Ed Wilsey" <Kensington_FC@hotmail.com>
>To: "Daniel Neuman" <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>, <sandhoff@csus.edu>
>CC: "List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Mods, Upgrades, Thoughts
>Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:54:35 -0700
>
>Hmmmmmm!  I myself was never keen on hood louvers yet, I like 3 louvers per
>side in the front fenders.
>I don't know if I'd like them on the roadster (Adobe time I guess).  Soooo, 
>I
>just don't see how the fender louvers would help suck the heat out.  What 
>do
>you all think?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Daniel Neuman
>Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:52 AM
>Subject: Re: Mods, Upgrades, Thoughts
>
>John wrote,
> > Just IMHO, but chopping holes in the hood can lead to spot overheating!
> >
> > The hood helps direct air flow around the engine and down the back. If
> > that airflow is interrupted, you may not get the expected flow around 
>the
> > sides and back of the engine.
> >
> > -- John
> >      John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA
>I don't believe that there is a significant amount of cooling done
>by the air that flows around the engine.  If the rad is sealed to the sides
>of the car at the front high pressure area you will force most of the air
>thru
>the rad.  This hot air then flows over the engine and out thru the bottom 
>of
>the engine bay.  If you put louvers in the low pressure-high velocity zone
>on the hood this will help to suck the hot air out of the engine 
>compartment
>and also to pull more air thru the rad.  So I think louvers can be a good
>thing
>whether or not they look good is another thing.
>just my .02 cents
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