TrackSpec Hood Louvers

[OkieSnuffBox]

I think what most are wanting, myself included, is merely a quick bolt-on cover with some foam around the outside so not AS MUCH water can get in during normal driving/daily duties.

I don't need maximum venting capabilities during DD duties, and putting a little stud with a touch of thread up at each or the four corners for a small nut to hold down a cover doesn't sound like an immense engineering challenge.

[BRZtoni]

just ordered!

cant wait to test these out at the track

[redlined600]

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

Come on let's be honest these are seriously fugly?

Function>form

That said, I don't find them offensive.

[eddieflyinv]

Originally Posted by CounterSpace Garage

Yes. It's a varying form of it, however, any vented hood is a 'risk' regardless of rain covers or not.



Integrated covers don't allow air to be evacuated properly.

Ahaha my intended use of the covers is clearly misunderstood. They would literally never be on while driving the car, so fully functional, no matter the conditions.
Only when parked is when my concern starts to creep in :p they dont need to be functional when the engine isnt running lol

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[BRZtoni]

just received my louvers, also purchased another hood

should i paint it all blue? or leave the louvers black? O_O

[eddieflyinv]

Black 👍 i would want them to kind of stand out against the rest of the hood

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[BRZtoni]

Originally Posted by eddieflyinv

Black 👍 i would want them to kind of stand out against the rest of the hood

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i get free paint - ill see what looks better! too bad my car isnt white, black on white is always nice

[eddieflyinv]

It does lol i have a black car so i am pretty much stuck with black... Anything else would look stupid

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[Pat]

Gold chrome, yo.

[The Racers Line]

Installed this week on one of my driver's cars! He'll be testing them out this weekend at Thunderhill in the heat. Car is Vortech Supercharged with Blitz oil cooler.

[ysu]

Originally Posted by redlined600

Function>form

That said, I don't find them offensive.

I find them quite sexy, they have that raw industrial look that say "this is a racecar"

[BRZtoni]

going to be installing onto hood tomorrow. hopefully i dont mess up.

[186]

Originally Posted by CounterSpace Garage

One of the major challenges with the FT86, is the ability to extract heat out of the engine bay. While a stock car that is street driven doesn't have any problems staying within normal operating temperatures, cars that are Forced Induction, or are driven hard on the track often have overheating issues.

Another occurrence the more spirited drivers may have noticed, is that the stock hood "flaps" at higher speeds. There is a lot of air trapped under the hood, and to escape, the air wobbles the stock hood, escaping out the side. This produces a few undesirable effects: extra drag, front end lift, and a general feeling of uneasyness about the hood staying in place.


CSG is proud to introduce the TrackSpec Motorsports Hood Louver/Heat Extractor Vents for the FRS/BRZ/GT86.

A major design hurdle was finding a proper model of the FRS/BRZ/GT86 to perform CFD analysis to determine the effectiveness of the hood. Such analysis is often performed, but CSG and TrackSpec discovered that all of the commonly available models had some major flaws: they all assume a flat underbody, and they do not model inside the engine bay at all! With such a flawed model, the analysis would also be heavily flawed, so we set about seeking to make our own model. Unfortunately, with the budget we have, it was impossible to laser scan such a complex shape (the underbody, and more importantly, the engine bay) to get the level of accuracy we sought.

This led us to use the flawed models, with some modifications, to attempt to simulate airflow through the engine bay. This data, being flawed, was taken with a grain of salt, and was used only to try different shapes, angles, and sizes of vents, which would ultimately be verified with real world testing. Due to the complexity of the actual car, real world testing would be the only feasible way to get accurate measurements (we don't have the budget for windtunnel testing... sorry!).

The end result of this testing, is the vent pictured below. The vent is designed to drop into the stock hood, and does several things:

- an overall 43% drop in under-hood pressure at highway speeds
- a 60% drop in under-hood pressure at 120mph!
- A net front downforce (we had to add wing angle during testing to balance the now-grippier front)
- Increased cooling (less pressure under the hood = more air flowing through the radiator; more air being extracted = more air flowing through the radiator)

The above claims were verified with real-world data, and tested at Willow Springs Intentional Raceway, aka "The Fastest in the West" at speeds up to 130mph under race conditions.

MSRP is $329.99, and are now available at http://counterspacegarage.com/produc...-frs-gt86.html


*** There have been many requests for covers or trays to address rain. We are in the process of working with TrackSpec Motorsports to design a cover which will prevent water entry for parked cars. We do not recommend that you drive your car with the Hood Louver covers on. More information on the covers will be posted, as we finalize the design.

that is a apr wing I'm assuming ? Is it the gtc-200 or 250?

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by 186

that is a apr wing I'm assuming ? Is it the gtc-200 or 250?

Voltex Type 2 1600mm