Hood vent samples

[Elektro]

Ive never seen the 3.0 vents to compare but these don't have any opening at all.

idk if it would be safe for the 3.0 (probably need all the air it can get?) but @zrk said above the flow wasn't great anyways.

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[zrk]

Ive never seen the 3.0 vents to compare but these don't have any opening at all.

idk if it would be safe for the 3.0 (probably need all the air it can get?) but @zrk said above the flow wasn't great anyways.

Same as the 3.0.

 

[zrk]

Has anyone ever fogged it to see if this path actually exists and what volume it can move? I can stick my finger in there and feel the breaks in the skeleton of the hood between the compartments. I don't smoke, or I would light up a cigarette and see what happens.

I can do this, but it's so incredibly marginal that the little gaps in the side of the vents are going to move exactly as much air as removing them.

 

[AutoDelight]

Ive never seen the 3.0 vents to compare but these don't have any opening at all.

idk if it would be safe for the 3.0 (probably need all the air it can get?) but @zrk said above the flow wasn't great anyways.

This is a stock piece. 2.0 and 3.0 both have this.

 

[AutoDelight]

I can do this, but it's so incredibly marginal that the little gaps in the side of the vents are going to move exactly as much air as removing them.

Way back when, people wondered if the fender vents on the RX8 were functional. When the car is still, the vents do nothing. When the car is in motion (if i remember correctly above 40mph), thermal cam showed heat exhausting out of the vents.

Two ways to prove if the vents on the Supra are functional or not, smoke or thermal cam at speed.

Whose going to do it????

 

[underdonk]

I can do this, but it's so incredibly marginal that the little gaps in the side of the vents are going to move exactly as much air as removing them.

You know what? I'm a moron. I have a thermal camera literally sitting on my desk next to me. Let me charge it up, wait for a break in the conference calls, and I'll run out to the garage, pop the vent, and get a video. Should be able to pull it in a format I can upload to YouTube.

EDIT: With the caveat that it's with the car stationary and @AutoDelight 's point about the vehicle in motion won't apply. I can try and rig that up but it will need to wait until after work or later in the week.

 

[underdonk]

Absolutely zero emissions from the vent when stationary, which I suppose was predictable.

Hot point on the road at the end of the driveway. Also predictable based on the perspective of the picture. Video isn't worth sharing. As I don't want hang a $1k phone out of the window when driving, which is what the camera plugs into, I ordered a USB-C extension cable that should work. I'll rig up some way to mount the camera on the outside of the vehicle so I can get a video and some pictures while driving. I may need to wait until it's less than 100 degrees outside to really get a good idea of what, if anything, is coming out of there at speed, but I'll try! I've seen so much speculation and so many different answers about it, I'm interested in putting it to bed.

I'd still be interested in smoking it to verify the pathway is open, @zrk, if you're willing.

 

[zrk]

Absolutely zero emissions from the vent when stationary, which I suppose was predictable.

Hot point on the road at the end of the driveway. Also predictable based on the perspective of the picture. Video isn't worth sharing. As I don't want hang a $1k phone out of the window when driving, which is what the camera plugs into, I ordered a USB-C extension cable that should work. I'll rig up some way to mount the camera on the outside of the vehicle so I can get a video and some pictures while driving. I may need to wait until it's less than 100 degrees outside to really get a good idea of what, if anything, is coming out of there at speed, but I'll try! I've seen so much speculation and so many different answers about it, I'm interested in putting it to bed.

I'd still be interested in smoking it to verify the pathway is open, @zrk, if you're willing.

Sure, I have a smoke tester.

 

[DR.Tuning]

Can you make CF version also?

we can make it fake carbon but do you think its a stupid idea?

 

[DR.Tuning]

Take my money!

I am talkng with speedindustry so you can buy from them directly

 

[DR.Tuning]

Is the plastic resistant to UV fade/deterioration?

same material as factory fake vents

 

[subimmer]

we can make it fake carbon but do you think its a stupid idea?

I mean if you state that it is made out of plastic with carbon fiber paint over it. Why not? When is ur product available?

 

[VeroBlue]

same material as factory fake vents

alright Dr. Tuning. I’m trolling this thread at this point. Last we spoke you mentioned 6 months or so to get the remaining fake vents sorted and now just the hood vents? Lol. These are very nice and compliment the tear drops very well, but I need you to address the hideous door garnish vents or someone needs to make a design that isn’t carbon fiber that eliminates them entirely. Then, the ones on the rear bumper beneath the taillights, too. Are these close to being done?

 

[FLtrackdays]

This is it.

Though, there is airflow under the hood gasket obviously. The airflow from the radiator and side vents in the front very clearly allows flow into the engine bay itself. However, there are only a couple of holes in the skeleton of the hood that allows for air to vent through. These definitely will not show any difference. If you are actually looking to reduce IATs/improve airflow under the hood, the Verus hood louver is what you're after.

Can you post a link to the Verus louvre @zrk ? And thanks!

 

[zrk]

Can you post a link to the Verus louvre @zrk ? And thanks!

https://www.verus-engineering.com/s...-louver-kit-mk5-toyota-supra-1816?category=61

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