Steeda Q400 made functional?

[Aereon]

Aerodynamics have always escaped me, I've been meaning to read up on and possibly make some alterations to my car but that'll most likely come after college.=/

I only assumed it pulled decent air cause it defrosts that side of my windshield much quicker than the passenger side while I'm driving.

 

[CCM302]

Aerodynamics have always escaped me, I've been meaning to read up on and possibly make some alterations to my car but that'll most likely come after college.=/

I only assumed it pulled decent air cause it defrosts that side of my windshield much quicker than the passenger side while I'm driving.

Ok, so I might make it where it can slide back and forth for cold mornings instead of just sealing it off altogether. ;-)

 

[Aereon]

Ok, so I might make it where it can slide back and forth for cold mornings instead of just sealing it off altogether. ;-)

lols, brilliant!

 

[99COBRA2881]

Aerodynamics have always escaped me, I've been meaning to read up on and possibly make some alterations to my car but that'll most likely come after college.=/

I only assumed it pulled decent air cause it defrosts that side of my windshield much quicker than the passenger side while I'm driving.

With aerodynamics generally what I thought would work, I should do the exact opposite.

I recommend Competition Car Aerodynamics by Simon McBeath, this book helped clear up some of my misconceptions and explain why aero mods work the way they do.

 

[Blkkbgt]

Bringing this one back up for some additional questions.

Does anyone have ideas on how modify this hood to make it more efficient?

Extend the louvers maybe to get them more into the flow of air?

How about completely removing the first louver to open the entire area up similar to the first vent on a tiger racing hood with a small lip up front to get the air to pop up over the remaining louvers?

 

[invisiblefrisbe]

Would something like this: Venting your hood work as a heat extractor? Or do the louvers need to stick up into the air stream to work?

 

[racebronco2]

Would something like this: Venting your hood work as a heat extractor? Or do the louvers need to stick up into the air stream to work?

It would work better if it had a lip at the leading edge.

 

[Blkkbgt]

It would work better if it had a lip at the leading edge.

How high should the lip be?

 

[racebronco2]

I make them all about 1/2" to 5/8" all the hoods i have done. Here is where i got the idea for the lip in front of the opening.

 

[Blkkbgt]

Cool thanks. I am thinking about adding a lip to the hood and maybe even removing the first louver. With the removal of the stock expansion tank it may just work.

 

[invisiblefrisbe]

Interesting thread on hood vents here: Functional hood vents - Ford Mustang Forums : Corral.net Mustang Forum
A few pages in there are a few pictures of various stock vents on other cars. I'm thinking about putting one of those GT500 vents on the first page on my 95 cobra R hood.

 

[racebronco2]

The gt500 louvers have been put on fox bodies to the current s197's and most have had positive results.