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Originally Posted by STV3
I still have my SRT-4 and have a CF hood on it with no rubber seal as well (CF hood has been on for atleast 5 years) and have always got nice cool air flowing through the vents while cruising with the recirc off.
In my FRS it feels like I have the thermostat turned all the way over to the hot side.
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I'm sure it varied hood to hood depending on the design; the one I had had functional vents as well, I think that was the reason. With the weather stripping the hot turbo air went out the bottom instead of over the intake, it was like night and day, especially with all the city driving I did in Philadelphia in the summer.
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Originally Posted by fistpoint
What an asshole.
If it doesn't bother you, then get the fuck out of this thread. Leave the thread to the people who are bothered by hot air when it should be cold. We know why it's happening, we just don't like it. If you don't like that we don't like it, then off you go, your input has been well noted and dismissed.
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What bothers me is you can be given a rational explanation why it is what it is, as well as some easy solutions (try extra weather stripping yet? I bet not) and still whine like a petulant 5 year old. I'm solution oriented, I don't sit around crying like a little bitch.
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Originally Posted by mav1178
My counterpoint/counterargument to the posted "problem":
- S13 240SX: blows air inside with fans off and recirculation off
- P10 G20: same
- P11 G20: same
- 2005 Camry: same
- 1992 Infiniti Q45: same
The air "leaking in" is a combination of the location of the intake of the A/C system, as well as any leaks in the cabin whether it's windows or something else. I've never found this to be a problem for my BRZ, and frankly it's welcomed as makes the car more fuel efficient, all else equal.
-alex
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There are passive vents (rubber flaps) by the tail lights that dump cabin air through the bumper when the windows are up. I'm assuming that's what lets the air out when the windows are up. I think almost all modern cars have them, you can see them when someone's driving around with their rear bumper off.