 LT1 Firebird Firehawk Hood "Inserts", Anyone ever done this? |
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 Jun 3 2004, 05:15 PM
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Veteran Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,647 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 14  |
There are two black inserts at the front of my Firehawk hood. I looked under the hood and saw that three plastic "bolts" and nuts hold this on. It appears that the piece that comes out is the black part and a part that is body color.
It appears that I remove this, the airflow could be improved across the front of the motor. Has anyone removed this for tracking/road racing? Is there any reason that I wouldn't want to remove this? More underhood cooling = good. Especially with my car. |
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Jun 4 2004, 10:28 PM
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Insert catch phrase here Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,098 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 20 |
Mike, no a LT1 Formula hood has no real heat extractors. It's ashame they did the "vents" the way they did. A foot or so rearward and we could have made use of them. They're just decoration where they are now.
Keith, how hot does your car run? I knew you had high oil temps, but I thought your coolant was pretty good. I'm installing an oil temp gauge finally and Monday I should be at Waterford Hills doing a little test. Trying to get the energy up this weekend to do a crude front breather setup for Monday. |
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KeithO LT1 Firebird Firehawk Hood "Inserts" Jun 3 2004, 05:15 PM
Chris 96 WS6 The only downside is much increased chance of rain... Jun 3 2004, 06:26 PM KeithO It looks easy enough to add and removed that I may... Jun 3 2004, 09:09 PM 94bird Take a look at where the opening is. It's just... Jun 3 2004, 09:22 PM Chris 96 WS6 I thought we were talking Firehawk ram air hood. ... Jun 3 2004, 09:26 PM 94bird Ah but Chris, venting pressure from under the hood... Jun 3 2004, 09:29 PM KeithO QUOTE (94bird @ Jun 3 2004, 03:22 PM)Take a l... Jun 4 2004, 12:49 AM 94bird I don't see how it would draw any air in. Ther... Jun 4 2004, 02:28 AM KeithO AW crap! I meant to say Formula, not Firehawk... Jun 4 2004, 09:45 AM PF Flyer ... does that hood have heat extractors or some wa... Jun 4 2004, 11:02 AM KeithO I guess this was a dumb idea... Even so, I may ru... Jun 4 2004, 11:59 PM 94bird Both of those temps are well within the good range... Jun 5 2004, 12:56 AM KeithO QUOTE (94bird @ Jun 4 2004, 06:56 PM)Both of ... Jun 5 2004, 01:17 AM 94bird To give you an idea one of the durability tests we... Jun 5 2004, 04:36 AM steve-d QUOTE (94bird @ Jun 4 2004, 10:36 PM)However,... Jun 5 2004, 04:55 AM 94bird No, just estimates. It seems like most engines I s... Jun 5 2004, 05:02 AM KeithO Well then, I guess I can hammer away with confiden... Jun 5 2004, 09:44 AM KeithO On two of three sessions, I completely buried the ... Jun 6 2004, 09:38 AM PF Flyer morning Keith
is the sender open to the exhaust o... Jun 6 2004, 12:09 PM Jon A QUOTE (KeithO @ Jun 6 2004, 02:38 AM)I am ret... Jun 6 2004, 07:00 PM 94bird Keith, I'm with Jon. I'd put some thermal ... Jun 6 2004, 07:53 PM KeithO Well, I buried the oil temp in all three sessions ... Jun 6 2004, 11:42 PM 94bird So, all this race talk and no comments about how y... Jun 7 2004, 12:27 AM KeithO QUOTE (94bird @ Jun 6 2004, 06:27 PM)So, all ... Jun 7 2004, 10:14 AM
Jon A Tuesday my oil temps topped 300 once but usually s... Jun 10 2004, 06:51 PM |
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