Evolving Member
My concern with it is that it will also effectively funnel water right onto your open filter. The factory intake is in an area that avoids that largely, as well as having a slope initially. It seems to me this design would benefit from a drain/catchcan assembly. My ZX-9R has drains on each ram air tube to deal with just such a problem. If you don't think water gets in their, your wrong since I have drained out a lot of water from my catchtanks, and the ZX-9 intakes probably have equivalent intake area.
EvoM Guru
Not pretty IMO, also the opening is so small, is that the only way air can get into the engine? If so it looks like a intake restriction! (not to mention the cooling restriction of blocking off half the vent)
In Timeout
What about the stock piece? Why do people go messing up there cars with BS stuff like this. Man I need to get into the parts biz.. Also you are pushing air BACKWARDS haha what a joke.
In Timeout
I am sure it does cool better with 1/2 if it being covered. Forget 3inch cat back I am going with 1.5 Hey I bet it flows better right? How about this cover 1 eye can you see better? Or run on 1 leg any faster? Cover 1/2 your mouth can you breath better? Use logic people.
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Originally posted by purecoda
while moving, i would think it would INCREASE engine compartment cooling by creating more circulating airflow.
once you stop though, you can't get by the physics that there is now less area for the heat to disipate through.
looks pretty good though.
Originally posted by purecoda
while moving, i would think it would INCREASE engine compartment cooling by creating more circulating airflow.
once you stop though, you can't get by the physics that there is now less area for the heat to disipate through.
looks pretty good though.
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Originally posted by Bluesmaster
I forgot to mention that I noticed better cooling with the louvers removed, even halfway covered up. I have removed the sprayer system and bracket which allows another cool air path to the intake and under hood area in general. The Mitsu ralley cars have a round scoop in the front bumper in this location. My next 2 mods are an Avo fmic and jethot coated exhaust header. With my piping kit, cooling will be no problem.
Bluesmaster
How are you noticing better cooling with the vents removed? Do you have some sort of way to accurately measure engine underhood temps...coolant temps or engine oil temps? Seeing heat 'waves' is not a good indication.Originally posted by Bluesmaster
I forgot to mention that I noticed better cooling with the louvers removed, even halfway covered up. I have removed the sprayer system and bracket which allows another cool air path to the intake and under hood area in general. The Mitsu ralley cars have a round scoop in the front bumper in this location. My next 2 mods are an Avo fmic and jethot coated exhaust header. With my piping kit, cooling will be no problem.
Bluesmaster
I really just consider this piece a visual show/shine mod. It decreases the underhood ventilation at speed. There's no proof (that I have seen) that it adds hp or allows cooler air into the engine than the stock set-up.
SC~
Newbie
I installed the RMR carbon-fiber intake because I wanted to increase airflow to my filter, but I also modified the stock snorkel to fit as well but it seems from my butt-dyno to have lost some kick. I am going to remove the RMR cai, re-install the stock heat grill sans the louvres, keep the stock snorkel( remodified ) and appreciate what I had before I went "mod crazy", as it was a demon before.
Evolving Member
RMR tested underhood cooling to ensure that it worked as well as stock. That's the logic. 
It is not a sealed airbox like a sportbike so it is not a restriction. Trust me, with the mods we've made to his car, he is getting plenty of air to his filter.
Mark
www.Quantum-Racing.com
It is not a sealed airbox like a sportbike so it is not a restriction. Trust me, with the mods we've made to his car, he is getting plenty of air to his filter.
Mark
www.Quantum-Racing.com
Newbie
showard232, you want to sell that thing. If youi dont like it anymore, ill take it off your hands, since im still mod crazy and will buy anything!! lose2abmw@aol.com
Peter
Peter
Newbie
Hmm...that look'll have to get to grow on me. It looks really sweet from a higher angle, but theres something about the straight on view, that I'll have to get used to.
Newbie
Well I took the cai off today and expanded the scoop opening with a Dremel about 6 cm, and I trimmed off about one half inch of end of fibreglass dump tube, re-modified the stock snorkel to fit and wow what a difference! I can hear the RMR filter drawing air now, and I can hear my forge DV. The car is noticeably quicker now and I think there was not enough intake area of the scoop with the modified snorkel to adequately feed the needed air to the intake. I also disconnected my negative terminal from battery for 2 hours to reset the ecu. The mention of the need for a drain tube is concerning, but I sent an e-mail to Vivid and to RMR to get there opinion on this. Also the heat exchange vent is right over the exhaust manifold and turbo and with the fan drawing air, and the cool air (relatively speaking) from the outside the amount of heat being drawn out in my estimation is equal to the stock unit. I am going to have to fabricate the lourvres to fit when the rainy season comes (in California maybe February) but until then I am going to drive this thing as fast and hard as I can. To Dave at Works I will be driving up in the near future to have mu ecu re-flashed.
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showard232,
Do you mind posting some pictures..
Do you mind posting some pictures..
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Originally posted by showard232
Well I took the cai off today and expanded the scoop opening with a Dremel about 6 cm, and I trimmed off about one half inch of end of fibreglass dump tube, re-modified the stock snorkel to fit and wow what a difference! I can hear the RMR filter drawing air now, and I can hear my forge DV. The car is noticeably quicker now and I think there was not enough intake area of the scoop with the modified snorkel to adequately feed the needed air to the intake. I also disconnected my negative terminal from battery for 2 hours to reset the ecu. The mention of the need for a drain tube is concerning, but I sent an e-mail to Vivid and to RMR to get there opinion on this. Also the heat exchange vent is right over the exhaust manifold and turbo and with the fan drawing air, and the cool air (relatively speaking) from the outside the amount of heat being drawn out in my estimation is equal to the stock unit. I am going to have to fabricate the lourvres to fit when the rainy season comes (in California maybe February) but until then I am going to drive this thing as fast and hard as I can. To Dave at Works I will be driving up in the near future to have mu ecu re-flashed.
Originally posted by showard232
Well I took the cai off today and expanded the scoop opening with a Dremel about 6 cm, and I trimmed off about one half inch of end of fibreglass dump tube, re-modified the stock snorkel to fit and wow what a difference! I can hear the RMR filter drawing air now, and I can hear my forge DV. The car is noticeably quicker now and I think there was not enough intake area of the scoop with the modified snorkel to adequately feed the needed air to the intake. I also disconnected my negative terminal from battery for 2 hours to reset the ecu. The mention of the need for a drain tube is concerning, but I sent an e-mail to Vivid and to RMR to get there opinion on this. Also the heat exchange vent is right over the exhaust manifold and turbo and with the fan drawing air, and the cool air (relatively speaking) from the outside the amount of heat being drawn out in my estimation is equal to the stock unit. I am going to have to fabricate the lourvres to fit when the rainy season comes (in California maybe February) but until then I am going to drive this thing as fast and hard as I can. To Dave at Works I will be driving up in the near future to have mu ecu re-flashed.