Suby Club

Lifting the rear of the bonnet would help a whole lot more (only if running a fmic!!, dont do this with a tmic as it screws up the air movement through the core)

I just run no bonnet

I hate typing on Honda

I just run no bonnet

Cant afford?

Be careful with lifting the rear of the bonnet with washer spacers.

Friend of a friend of a friend was decapitated in an accident as the bonnet hinges snapped, and sent the bonnet straight through the wind-shield, severing his head from shoulders.

Nasty stuff.

Cant afford?

Sounds nasty!!

Fear not as im not lifting mine, just saying itd do a lot more than the tiny reverse scoop

Be careful with lifting the rear of the bonnet with washer spacers.

Friend of a friend of a friend was decapitated in an accident as the bonnet hinges snapped, and sent the bonnet straight through the wind-shield, severing his head from shoulders.

Nasty stuff.

What were the hinges made from? Al-foil?

What were the hinges made from? Al-foil?

Genuine hinges. Ran up the back of a truck, bonnet took impact, shattered the hinges, and pierced the windshield.

Friend of a friend of a friend was decapitated in an accident as the bonnet hinges snapped, and sent the bonnet straight through the wind-shield, severing his head from shoulders.

That must of been BIG 'ing hit to snap the bonnet hinges.

Edit - too late..
Edited by bobbyjimmy, 25 October 2012 - 12:44 PM.

Genuine hinges. Ran up the back of a truck, bonnet took impact, shattered the hinges, and pierced the windshield.

I think old mate's number was up, regardless of bonnet mods.

Aren't all modern cars designed for the hot air to flow from the front of the car, through radiator and front mount, past the engine then down under the car?
Putting on scoops and lifting bonnets is for teh noobs especially if the car doesn't need it.
Far better to put some plating under the car(standard cars mostly run this standard) and channeling the low pressure beneath the car.

^^he knows his shit ^^

Ive spoken to Michael South about this a lot, hes proven that the plate under the engine helps a lot with drawing air through the engine bay

Hey Matt.
I'd hazard to say that all these motor company engineers may do some testing with a few sensors under the bonnet.
Good to apply to race cars. :-)

I'd say you're probably on the money there.

Good panel beater........

........poor sense of direction?

(back in the day a mate had GTS guard flutes fitted to his HQ...... backwards)






I'm with Frank on this.

Why do Evo Lancers have backwards bonnet vents?

Why do Evo Lancers have backwards bonnet vents?

My guess is that they've done their math and that's the way they went. If you look at an EVO engine config (as with most FWD cars) the turbo is directly beneath the vents. And the EVO vents have lots of slats as opposed to a large opening.
Also, most cars with vents are longditudinally mounted engines as opposed to trans mounted(walls in the engine bay).
IMHO. :-)