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Actually, Gary, it's just a trail rig. No high pressure at 2mph
Gary E said:I think they help, certainly did not completly solve the problem. A lot of heat definatly boils out of them. They are right over the radiator so you can feel lots of heat coming out of them with the fan blowing.
Willis said:Since everyone is doing updates:
Just primered for now (epoxy primer is a must on louvers).
Works great. The only issue I have had is we had a really bad rain (torrential downpour), and I got some moisture in my dist cap, only ran on 4 or 5 cyl. I'd like to make a rubber boot to go around it like the 5.0 Mustangs have, or seal the cap and make a breather.
Steve
Willis said:My uncle is into building street rods. He has the louver machine upstairs in his garage. This type of job would usually cost around $300 plus painting. It's nice to have connections.
Steve
Stick said:That has saved me $thousands$...lol.
Digger87xj said:
Here's a shot of my 87 with 82 Datsun 280zx hood vents.
I don't know if they have any effect, but as crammed as my engine compartment is with the york OBA it needs all the heat venting it can get.
I can see the heat rising out out them so they must be doing some help.
Gary E said:My jeep runs a little hot on the trail and when going up hills, It doesn't help that its black. I was thinking about putting some vents on probably household ac vents. The radiator is a couple of years old, the system has been converted to open. the cooling system seems fine. I also have a manual switch for the newer style electric fan.
I would put the vents on the leading edge of the hood, which would be a low pressure area at highway speeds and right above the gap between the radiator/motor for good efficiency at slow speeds. What are your thoughts would it make a diffrence?
Stick said:Those are cool (yes....its a pun). How did you do it?
Digger87xj said:
Here's a shot of my 87 with 82 Datsun 280zx hood vents.
I don't know if they have any effect, but as crammed as my engine compartment is with the york OBA it needs all the heat venting it can get.
I can see the heat rising out out them so they must be doing some help.
EDIT: thanks to Imagestaion for the big fat red X... grr.. I'll see if I can fix it, in the meantime, a link to the album: http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4288281175
Go over to Pirate and find any post by BrettM. Click the link in his sig to see the pictures of his truck. He did that on his MJ. Or you could PM him here, he's mad maXJshimmy said:what about just making some hood riser mounts that fit on the hood hinges and raise the hood on the windshield side about .5-1"? that would probably work too, but may not be as appealing as the hood vents...
brandon
thats the way they sit on the datsun... the drivers side has the scoop. the way they are angled, two of the same side would not sit correctly.Gojeep said:Which way are they facing. From the photo it looks like the louvers are facing forward!! I think I would have got two from the same side just to even it up, but thats just me. :spin3:
Gojeep said:Which way are they facing. From the photo it looks like the louvers are facing forward!! I think I would have got two from the same side just to even it up, but thats just me. :spin3:
wascobi said:I looked at some of those t/a vents and they seemed to have a twist in them to match the body line. any problems fitting them flush? did you have to open the actual vent part? been thinking about those for a while now!