Vents

Are you bringing the Speedster to the TdS this year, Bob?

Not certain yet. But I will keep you posted on what it takes to get these things installed and if they seem to make any kind of difference.

@Panhandle Bob  They will look Great when they get installed Bob. My body has left Laredo today it should be here Wednesday or Thursday.

By the way, I have about 20 gallons of gas stored in containers. I will trade it for 5 acres of beachfront property.

Those are really "Cool". Bob !!  If you weren't getting enough air in the engine compartment,  you will now !  On the outlet side (in the engine compartment)  What I have seen installed there  was two of the front vents with the turn signal lights in them being used as the trim. They were mounted up in the corners of the firewall on both sides.  The signal lights then had new purpose as "trouble lights". They really lit up the engine compartment too !

I would really like to see more progress pics as you install these vent tunnels.  I'm not sure I like the looks of the intake vent trim though.  Number one, half the airflow may be blocked by the "bulkiness" of the vent's louvers. Two, I'd suggest some sort of polished stainless steel screen (perhaps 1/4" mesh)  with a polished stainless bezel bordering the screen. They could be secured with spring steel friction clips for easy removal.  Just my suggestion...........I wish I had done this to "Rhonda" when I had it......Bruce

aircooled:

Arden just got his coupe body with the vents already fitted. I've reached out to him for pics, measurements, etc.

That should help a great deal. I'll keep you posted. Good ideas!

Do a louver engine lid at the same time.  Beck SE sells just the outer shell which can be attached to your inner rain shield/frame.  That would give great air in and out --- even in hot FL Summers!

I've seen this piece in person, as in the picture above. It's nice.

I like it!

The vents arrived on Monday. They are as represented and of good quality.  Three pieces to a side.

It will be a while before I have them installed, but I will report out on the process and results..

Do these terminate inside ?  In your firewall ?.........Bruce

@aircooled posted:

Do these terminate inside ?  In your firewall ?.........Bruce

They are supposed to dump air in on both sides of the engine bay. I am waiting for some additional pics and instructions. There has to be some additional fabricating I think as I don't believe the parts that I have that what I have will reach that far.

I think that they could also be set up to dump air into the rear wheel wells, or just made to be decorative and sealed off behind the louvres.

Bob - You can buy brake ducting from somewhere like Summit Racing to direct air to wherever you want.  You'll need to measure the OD of the output tube at the back of your vents.  I would guess it's ~3".  I used some for adding some ducting on the Coupe and may have some left over.

Oh, and there are aluminum brackets available as endpoints for the hose.  They look good, but aren't cheep.  Are you coming to Carlisle in May?  If so, you can see what I'm talking about.