Wheel arch Vents

[R0162]

Is Reverie the only place which does wheel arch vents? Its just i dont really need them to be out of carbon fibre, they are not expensive for what you are getting i just wondered if there are any alternatives out there.

[andygtt]

Make yor own.... Were are you planning to fit them?

[R0162]

Over the wheel arches front and rear, i am still playing with ideas on venting, styling and practicality. Not sure i am going to go with my earlier scoop/venting ideas on the rear clam, i think it is too far outside of my capability and would be too much of a learning curve.

If there are no other options i will go with the Reverie carbon fibre, they may look good if left in carbon fibre top weave finish when contrasting against the white bodywork.

[wessexrfc]

R0162 said:

Over the wheel arches front and rear, i am still playing with ideas on venting, styling and practicality. Not sure i am going to go with my earlier scoop/venting ideas on the rear clam, i think it is too far outside of my capability and would be too much of a learning curve.

If there are no other options i will go with the Reverie carbon fibre, they may look good if left in carbon fibre top weave finish when contrasting against the white bodywork.

Thinking of doing the same, only problem is, after talking to a guy with a Ultima who had had his slotted, is it chucks dirt and stones towards the screen and down the side of the car, and thats with tight mesh within the slots. So I think the louvered vents are a better idea. Seem to remember the TVR Sag had the same problem from the front wheels.

[Blu3R]

Can't you graft some from a production car into the bodywork? i.e. Ford RS turbo or cosworth? Or anything else that had bonnet vents originally?

[Adrian W]

wessexrfc said:

R0162 said:

Over the wheel arches front and rear, i am still playing with ideas on venting, styling and practicality. Not sure i am going to go with my earlier scoop/venting ideas on the rear clam, i think it is too far outside of my capability and would be too much of a learning curve.

If there are no other options i will go with the Reverie carbon fibre, they may look good if left in carbon fibre top weave finish when contrasting against the white bodywork.

Thinking of doing the same, only problem is, after talking to a guy with a Ultima who had had his slotted, is it chucks dirt and stones towards the screen and down the side of the car, and thats with tight mesh within the slots. So I think the louvered vents are a better idea. Seem to remember the TVR Sag had the same problem from the front wheels.

The Reverie ones have stainless steel mesh underneath, all that comes through is water and can be a bit annoying at times, when you have a clean car and you get dirty bits around the grills. I think that carbon fibre is the only material that is strong or stable enough, glass fibre ones would need to be much larger and thicker not to crack.

[TuxMan]

Been looking at this all year !!!.........the reverie ones are the best you can get !!!

Edited by TuxMan on Sunday 12th September 22:38

[R0162]

I thought about this thing with spraying the windscreen with water, but it should not affect me too much in Cyprus, my main issue was with small stones but it seems that is not an issue.
Thanks for the advice, i will go with the reverie vents.

[R0162]

Ok ducts, i have found these below which look ok and can be used in conjuction with 76mm ducting and 3" inline blowers.





The ducts are for the cills with the inline blowers inside the cill for when stationary.
Will this work in theory, when the car is travelling at speed will the air pass through the inline blowers when they are not running?

[anotherdom]

Air will pass through the blowers, though the flow will be reduced. Depending how much time you spend static I'd not fit the blowers, and rely on the NACA duct to generate the required flow.

Dom.