Been trying to work on this, bought the wrong part as a test mule, efforts to find the right one have yielded no results so far.
So the poll is:
1. These hood vents look good enough to go ahead and cut into the original hood.
2. Are you nucking futz? Wait until you find a donor hood and even then think twice.
(They would eventually be painted to match, these are clearly just photocopies of the actual vents, 100% scale)
Last edited by RS6-4dr911; December 30th, 2009 at 03:14.
Noooooooo
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Those are photocopies of the actual vents - I have them on hand. I simply placed them on the copier and darkened them a bit. They're first rate aluminum castings. More detailed photos attached. I plant to fabricate a sheet aluminum catch tray underneath for water control that will still allow the same area of air to escape.
Last edited by RS6-4dr911; December 30th, 2009 at 03:14.
Ok, those look better.
MAYBEEEEEE
Nay on the only hood you have.
I say do it!
not on the hood you have. Decent shape/scale but the fins look bulky and welds in first segment need to go. Not bad but i would find a donor hood.
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Try out on a donor first. MHO
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Those are the reproduction Ford Sierra Cosworth vents aren't they? I used to have an '89 Merkur XR4Ti and that was a common thing to see on the XR's. I don't think they would work so well with the curves of the RS6 but man they look sharp on the Cosworths.
well aren't you the clever one, with a photographic memory.
Call Dave to get your chicken dinner.
Actually i change my mind, i think if you could get the to sit flush with the hood they would look great where you have them mocked up. Some XR owners would use some body filler to blend them seamlessly with the hood. I'll see if I can dig up some pics from the All Ford Nationals.
Impressed.
I want his crystal ball.
Originally Posted by RS6-4dr911
so Dave and Joe, are those full recants? making poll 4-3 in favor, or just voting present, making it 3-2 against?
Yea I'd say do it. I've done the install of those exact hood louvers several times and they're very easy to do. If you don't like them or want to change it back it's just a matter of getting another daytona gray (?) hood from another C5.
I still say its the mounting of the vent.
Experiment with the mounting on your scrap hood. Then show us the pics of the vent actually mounted in the scrap hood.
I say go for it, but are you going to be gaining any performance here or just aesthetics...? But I'd be inclined to voting against if it's your only hood. Also, I'd paint the vents to match
There's not likely to be any measurable performance gains, since some crude testing showed that underway, there's quite a bit of airflow and temps drop quickly, but most importantly once stopped the heat will have a place to go, cooling the compartment that is normally sealed around the perimeter instead of baking rubber hoses, bushings and pcb's underhood.
As with most mod's, this one's functional one, but mainly it looks cool if done right. Vents will most definitely be painted to match.
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