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Originally Posted by plucas
Do you know what the pressure is in the engine bay? There is almost 0 psi in that area on the fender so positive pressure is needed in the engine bay. You want as high of pressure differential as possible to get as much mass flow out of there. There are some trick to do this for sure.
This got me thinking of something else to do with the vent  |
Hey thanks for the input! I know we talked about getting my rear diffuser tested out and I'm not joking.. I'm very serious about it
With this side vent piece I'm not looking for a drastic performance change.. I just want something that is not a faux piece that mimics a genuine side vent. I still do think however, even if it will be just a little bit, tunneling some air out from the engine bay could remove some heat. If it were to be super functional you probably need some sort of a naca duct to draw air in from the front of the engine bay (front bumper area) and guide it out through the side vent but my personal car is not a dedicated track car...
For example, canards and splitters do their job at the track and it's super functional but is it really a beautiful design? Hmm...
I would like a good compromise of both form and function, compromising more on the functional side a bit.