Ok, so here is what I've been working on while waiting until I get a new motor.
The reason I decided to do this is because I now live in CO at 6500+ ft elevation, and up here the air is very thin. This does two things to a car,
1- it reduces your HP by about 15% (if you are naturally aspirated)
2- it reduces the cooling effect of your radiator, oil cooler, and IC.
For example, my daily driver is an unmodified BMW. It's cooling system has to work a lot harder up here than it did in TX. In TX the BMWs fan clutch would not kick in unless it was 100+ degrees out or I was running the AC for a prolonged period of time. It was a great cooling system at sea level. But, up here the fan clutch kicks in at 75 degrees regardless of how hard I'm driving and with the AC off.
So with that bit of info, I decided I would help the supra out a little by making and installing some vents in the hood to help move more air through the radiator and help reduce under hood temps.
I attempted to make the molds reusable so I could make a few more and sell them, but just like the fender vents, the molds broke during separation:nono: So in order to make more I would have to make new molds, and considering the work involved and the fact that there would only be a few buyers at a given price, it's just not worth my time to start over, sorry.
The center piece (the flat "bar") is just sitting in the vent, the vent is actually just one big opening and I'm playing around with the idea of adding this center part. I'll have to get some pics without it so you guys can chime in on the one you like the best
So on with the pics.......(sorry for the bad pic quality, I'll eventually get some in better lighting)
