will this look terrible?

im just thinking about dropping the temperature in the engine bay.

has anyone else done this?

All depends on the style of vents/scoop you go for IMO

I think some tasteful vents can add alot to the car, although on a completely stock car with no other bodykit it will look a bit odd.

Kieran

Something like this would do the trick and looks tasteful

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3451/img2881ph9ez0.jpg

http://www.spoilershop.com.au/front/bonnet%20scoops/BONNET%20SCOOP%20HORNET.jpg
Needs one of these!
The ones on the white car look mint. Do them

If you want to reduce under bonnet temps go for vents. Once i can afford it i'll be getting these Jaguar XKR vents moulded into my bonnet:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v124/mohit/Verada/xkrbonnetvent01.jpg

Whats the price of one of those bad boys?

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Whats the price of one of those bad boys?
$113 each from Silverstone Jaguar spare parts dept (Doncaster).

i dont think the Jag vents will look that good on a magna IMO..

they are more of a fluid and motionable shape... and magnas are quite a bulkly square (but very) good looking shape - Mohit, you just want the Jag ones coz they say "Supercharged" - and who could blame you really.

i like the ones on the white car above, think they are subltle in thier own way :)

how do the vents go with water entry?

i dont think the Jag vents will look that good on a magna IMO..

they are more of a fluid and motionable shape... and magnas are quite a bulkly square (but very) good looking shape - Mohit, you just want the Jag ones coz they say "Supercharged" - and who could blame you really.
Maybe not on a TH but i think they suit the lines of the raised beak centre section of the TJ bonnet well. That's the main reason i'd be getting those. The Supercharged part is just a cool extra feature :cool:

Something like this would do the trick and looks tasteful

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3451/img2881ph9ez0.jpg


i quite like that one!

i'd almost be keen to move it above the airbox and plumb it in somehow

MMMMM I wonder what they'll look like on a KL!

All depends on the style of vents/scoop you go for IMO

I think some tasteful vents can add alot to the car, although on a completely stock car with no other bodykit it will look a bit odd.

Kieran

i agree, my car will have a kit very soon, and id really like a vent set up of some kind!

does anyone know of any thing that might work? besides whats on carpoint?

I'm running genuine XA GT scoops on mine.

if you are looking to reduce underbonnet temps, get a rearward facing vent with a large opening. If you are looking to get cooler air into your filter box, go for a foreward opening one, but make sure its sealed.

the pressure difference of hot underhood air/cooler ambient air will draw the hot air out as cool air sweeps up over the bonnet and vent.

One of the cheapest and easiest ways to get this, is to raise the bonnet on top of the hinges (near the windsheild with stainless washers. then remove the rubber stripping ontop of the firewall (that usually seals bonnet temps from getting to the windsheild) and voila, this mod works a treat with lots of cars.

but wont that make it look like it hasn't been put together right?

Like the bonnet on this r31

http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/423/r31xr2.jpg

is it just me or is the bonnet on that skyline not sitting right?

is it just me or is the bonnet on that skyline not sitting right?
read my son
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showpost.php?p=910121&postcount=15

im thinking a vent something like the evo bonnet but up at the top of the bonnet.

anyone have suggestions? pics?

talon one like the one on my magna might work out cheaper than custom evo ones?

just get the f off big one from carmate

heres mine

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/magna1995/mytsgt4508009.jpg

will be fitting the xa gt vents to my 380 so it looks like the tmr concept car.

talon one like the one on my magna might work out cheaper than custom evo ones?

any pics?

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5737/bild0238rq9.th.jpg (http://img60.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bild0238rq9.jpg)

http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5737/bild0238rq9.th.jpg (http://img60.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bild0238rq9.jpg)

that looks awesome.

exactly what im after

in regards to that pick of the R31...yes thats what i taling about but i think they took it a little far. On my s13 i did it and no matter how you looked at it there was nothing noticable out of place, but there was a 15mm gap from the firewall to the underside of the bonnet, which is plenty seeing as how it runs the full width of the car. It helped my underbonnet temps dramatically.

just due to the angle of the hinges and bonnet slope i only used 2x 1.6mm washes onder each hinge and removed the rubber weather stripping that is used to seal the bonnet/give it something to rest on.

can i find something that looks like the style sky-na has without copying him straight up?

heres mine

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc24/magna1995/mytsgt4508009.jpg

will be fitting the xa gt vents to my 380 so it looks like the tmr concept car.

Your front bar...... I want it

That grill is pretty nice too, I wouldn't do it to my car but it is definitely unique!!!!!

will be fitting the xa gt vents to my 380 so it looks like the tmr concept car.

A few words of warning. Go out and buy the genuine period ones. These will set you back minimum $300/pair (they regularly go for 500, with NIB ones at 1k on ebay recently. Yes, really). Whilst Rares sell some Chinese knock offs of the orginals the casting is pretty poor. In particular, the knock offs don't have 3 crucial bumps moulded into the rear frame. Those bumps are there to help water drainage on the XA. On cars with a curved bonnet (like ours) they allow the bonnet sheet metal to maintain a bit of curve even when you do up the speed nuts from behind the bonnet. Without the bumps you end up flattening out the section of bonnet where the scoop is when you do the speed nuts up tight. PM me if this doen's make sense and I'll send some pics

A few words of warning. Go out and buy the genuine period ones. These will set you back minimum $300/pair (they regularly go for 500, with NIB ones at 1k on ebay recently. Yes, really). Whilst Rares sell some Chinese knock offs of the orginals the casting is pretty poor. In particular, the knock offs don't have 3 crucial bumps moulded into the rear frame. Those bumps are there to help water drainage on the XA. On cars with a curved bonnet (like ours) they allow the bonnet sheet metal to maintain a bit of curve even when you do up the speed nuts from behind the bonnet. Without the bumps you end up flattening out the section of bonnet where the scoop is when you do the speed nuts up tight. PM me if this doen's make sense and I'll send some pics

im going to get some second hand ones that are original alloy. im also fitting them to a second bonnet just incase something goes wrong.

im going to get some second hand ones that are original alloy. im also fitting them to a second bonnet just incase something goes wrong.
Good idea. Make sure you ask the vendor of the scoops if all 6 pins are in place on each scoop and that they are not bent. You need all six to get the scoop to sit properly. And if you bend them back to straight they WILL snap. Also, don't overtighten the speednuts on the back as the 35 year old alloy tends to snap on the pins. You want enough tension on the speed nut so that you stop tightening half a turn after the nut contacts the bonnet underside