Bonnet Vents???

[Shootingbiker]

Hi All

I get my Cerb in just over a week, so have been reading up here.

Just asking if anybody has fitted bonnet vents or louvers to improve air flow and cooling?

Or would it just ruin the looks?

Cooling seems to be its Achilles heal??

I once saw a Cerb withou the inner under bonnet panel. Was this removed to aid cooling??

Being an old un, I might need some help!

Steve

[JensenA]

If everything 'cooling system related' is working as it should, then overheating isn't a problem, and theres no need to worry about adding additional louvres etc etc. You'll have enough to worry about without making things up !

[Markh]

Shootingbiker said:

Hi All

I get my Cerb in just over a week, so have been reading up here.

Just asking if anybody has fitted bonnet vents or louvers to improve air flow and cooling?

Or would it just ruin the looks?

Cooling seems to be its Achilles heal??

I once saw a Cerb withou the inner under bonnet panel. Was this removed to aid cooling??

Being an old un, I might need some help!

Steve

There always these

http://www.carboncerbie.com/bonnetvents.htm

[Shootingbiker]

Thanks.
Seems I'm just worrying for no reason then?

Car will be going to Le Mans 24hr, Le Mans Classic and Angouleme Classic this year.
So was just wondering if preventitive measures would be a good idea.

Would the louvers stop the bonnet "flutter" I have seen/heard about??

Also, does the front number plate being across the intake cause problems.
Seems to me it could affect the air flow considerably?
I know my friends GT40 rep cools better if the plate is "tipped down" out of the way!

Steve

[FarmyardPants]

The cerb has vents on either side of the bonnet. I don't think it suffers from excessive engine bay heat.

[FUBAR]

Shootingbiker said:

Also, does the front number plate being across the intake cause problems.
Seems to me it could affect the air flow considerably?

Problem solved

[Shootingbiker]

Many thanks again.

seems time to put this louver thought out of mind now.


Little plate looks good, but would a "sticky" on the bonnet be better?

steve

[T_Pot]

does the chimaera hood fit the cerb?

[TT Tim]

T_Pot said:

does the chimaera hood fit the cerb?

No, I'm pretty certain that it's a lot smaller.

Tim

Edited by TT Tim on Thursday 28th February 19:51

[touching cloth]

FUBAR said:

Shootingbiker said:

Also, does the front number plate being across the intake cause problems.
Seems to me it could affect the air flow considerably?

Problem solved

What drive like a granny

[Ireland]

Don't forget this one .....

[TvrJohn]

How about my cerb, took splitter off, see image on link, makes the car run a lot cooler and looks kooler !
http://www.tvrwestlancs.co.uk/db/stable.asp