Front Wheel Arch Vent
Discussion
Ken
I have uploaded some close up shots of the side pods
http://community.webshots.com/user/gareth215
I braved pouring rain for these and they colour under halogen is shocking
I have uploaded some close up shots of the side pods
http://community.webshots.com/user/gareth215
I braved pouring rain for these and they colour under halogen is shocking
Anything you can do to reduce the pressure (read - build up of trapped air) under the wheel arches will make the downforce created by the splitter more effective. I have vented the tops of the bodywork as well and also painstakingly sealed the radiator to ensure the exit air goes out of the top body vent. Look at any race car and you will see these features over and over again.
John, got any pics?
Whilst I was pleased with the skinning to the sides of the rad with the double skin kit and expanding foam tape, there's still a 10-15mm gap at the bottom of the rad. Air of course will go the easiest route so I intend to baffle this too. How have you forced the air up through the bonnet venturi after it's passed through the rad?
Whilst I was pleased with the skinning to the sides of the rad with the double skin kit and expanding foam tape, there's still a 10-15mm gap at the bottom of the rad. Air of course will go the easiest route so I intend to baffle this too. How have you forced the air up through the bonnet venturi after it's passed through the rad?
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How have you forced the air up through the bonnet venturi after it's passed through the rad?
I wasn't going to worry about the upstream side of the rad. It's very tight. I had to hack a chunk of the gf off to get the bonnet to get it to even fit. The air leakage round what is left (5-10mm gap with the grill on) isn't going to be significant?
I would have thought that there would be quite a big win in removing the std Ultima splitter and replacing it with an a CF/ali honeycomb floor/splitter that covered the area in front of the wheels that is currently free space. Though it would be difficult to do this and keep it SVA compliant. Has anyone done this?
Ken
The front wheel arch vent kit can be fitted at any stage of your build but you will have to bear with us for a while as the prototype mould that we made for this job ( the mould life expectancy was about 10 pulls as we thought that only a couple of customers would want this part) needs replacing.
Kind regards
Ted
Message from the factory.
Ken Wright
The front wheel arch vent kit can be fitted at any stage of your build but you will have to bear with us for a while as the prototype mould that we made for this job ( the mould life expectancy was about 10 pulls as we thought that only a couple of customers would want this part) needs replacing.
Kind regards
Ted
Message from the factory.
Ken Wright
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John, got any pics?
Whilst I was pleased with the skinning to the sides of the rad with the double skin kit and expanding foam tape, there's still a 10-15mm gap at the bottom of the rad. Air of course will go the easiest route so I intend to baffle this too. How have you forced the air up through the bonnet venturi after it's passed through the rad?
Stig,
The simple way to do this is to ge a length of right angle ally strip and fix it just in front of the rad, so that it blocks the gap. Then all you will have is a tiny gap between the top of the strip and the bottom of the rad, which you can seal with a bit of silicone, or whatever.
I'll show you the next tim I see you.
James
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