Reply to "Hole in Hood (not head)"

joules"Racing is Life, anything before or after is just waiting" - Steve McQueen

Good thoughts and approach here, I have a couple points to add.....

The shape of the front trunk foreward bulkhead is such to push air down and out the bottom of the car. Have you modified that area at all? If the air has nowhere to go will it cause resistive downforce on the front of the car?

The auto opening hood hatch is a good idea in principle, but I cannot see what advantages it offers over an always open area in the hood? Personally I'd be more inclined to cut the front trunk forward area and install a single reverse scooped hoop ala GT40 style. This would offer better air evacuation at all speeds and provide increasing downforce as speed increases.

Gary, I'd like to know more about your transaxle cooling system and how it is plumbed.

Julian

2/24/0912:57 PM

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