Duct work will be you best friend for track days in that case. Making sure all the air from the bumper inlet goes through the radiator and not anywhere else. This may help but the latter will be more effective down the road.

lol there's the good ol' O.C.D kicking in yeah sure black would look better

But isn't this a duct? Pointing directly at the hottest spot in the rad? Lol

Magnificent work Rob. A true talented DSM artist and enthusiast. Now how come my damn Spyder didn't have leather sun visors lol

Nooooooo. Don't do it. It throws the whole front end off!!

Edit: There has to be another way!

Anyone good with photoshop?

Yep, I am.

I'm with Deep though, although it may be functional... it will for sure make your front bumper look "off" I vote for you to find an alternative, lol.

How about a shot at mixing the two pics I tossed up a few posts ago?

Sure, give me a few minutes. The perspective will be a little off though between the two pictures... I can see it already.

Hang on

I'm personally not a fan.... Deep said it correctly. Throws off the look of the front end. I'm sure you can duct the air to provide maximum efficiency wrt cooling.
Why cool your upper rad pipe?! I'm sure your flawless cooling system with new equipment will be up to the challenge.

Agree with the "don't do it!"ers.

Sorry, just think it'll look weird.

Super quick job

Its hard to tell how big this thing actually would be, so I guessed.

Close enough, I still like it.

I think it takes away from your gorgeous front emblem...

Just sayin....

I'm a fan of symmetry. If you do it, use two of them. But I gotta say, it's clean without it!

Okay no, do not use two. Please. I'll pay you.

Like giving your car a damn mustache...

HAHHA nice!

Just one looks off. If there was another next to it, I think it would look better and obviously have more ram air function.

These things always remind me of the one's that CTC sells. They go right on the middle of your hood to make it look like a shaker, and it's completely non functional. RICE!!!!!!!!!!!

But seeing as it's real carbon, and there's A LOT more carbon on the car. It can be pulled off.

BUT GO 2 or 0.

Ironically I watched Goldmember today!

I meant ducting the existing ducts properly (it's not done right stock unless you still have the radiator duct which most FMIC guys don't bother with because it won't fit). In essence, getting all the parts to match up perfectly (usually using insulating foam) so that no air can bypass the radiator. Although it's a good idea, the duct you want to add is more for air intake and turbos facing the front. Don't think it'll make too much of a noticeable difference for the radiator temp.

That's why I thought you were routing it to the intake.



And yet you bought one of the only cars with a non-symmetric hood hehe In a way the intake should equalize the non-symmetry of the hood bump by making it different on each side. There's an art term for it but I forget what it is

I honestly have to go to the bathroom before watching that mole scene. Just way too good, bahaha

I have CF ducts on my EVO, they are functional and look effing slick.

My vote is still the same Rob. If it's functional and looks good, do it. I'll stick with my original comment too; Your build is a one off build, this is another way to differentiate your car from the rest.

If you go through with it. Go with black rivets, they make it look that much better.

I should have prefaced all of the above by stating how much of a sucker I am for carbon fiber....

Haha Jay, very true. Any one that has seen your car knows you speak the truth.

I am leaning more towards what Gui is saying though. Work with what you got, although the vent looks alright, I am not sure how functional it would actually be.

How can any of you not know its functionality? It points at the bloody radiator!!! Geesh

PS, its NOT A VENT!

I realize what it does, I just don't think it will work.
Your pointing at something that is not designed to dissipate heat.

A radiator? really Bryan? LOL what are you smokin this morning

LOL, I thought you said you were point it at the hose, not the fins

well, come on now, its pointing at the rad, DIRECTLY where the upper hose dumps hot water. Thought that was a given.

Are you going to do any ducting?

It IS a duct, pointing right at the rad. Why would I need more?

I just ask cause the guys that have issues with cooling who are still running A/C use ducting to improve cooling.
Thinking something like this:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/att...7&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1283289974

The thread is pretty interesting.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/road-course-autocross/210879-getting-ready-2006-race-season-4.html

Found a double one

Nice Bryan

I find that more appealing.

2 or 0.

Nope, two looks stupid. One is nicer.

Loool 2 is more functional. 1 looks retarded

When you're done installing the 1 on the front bumper. You should stick the other one on your back bumper and route your exhaust through it. That should be good for at least another 10 hp on hot track days that'll help the symmetry.

I dont like it. I dont think it would improve air flow thru the rad.. any more then properly ducking the lower part of the bumper to feed the whole rad.

If all the air goes thru the ic..Those vents will actuall allow air to escape instead of forcing it thru the rad.

I was thinking a paice of sheet metal laying on the top of the IC .. curving up to the top of the rad.. and then acouple peices on the sides.

To me adding that vent for looks is like adding a spoiler.

Like this? I think your better off with Aluminum to keep things light: