Well, SpunkyTheTuna almost spilled the beans on my latest project since the "race only intake", so here it is:








...again, not street legal. One headlight space is used for the intake, and the other to direct cool air straight onto the belt of a high reduction pulley. This cool air should help with the belt failures of the 19% tracked cars.

The last orifice I am currently playing with is.....the intercooler scoop.


What are your thoughts on this????

 

very creative! I love it.

 

Very cool Bisch. I saw that first image with the filter just sitting open in the headlight area, and I like the new addition.

Any particular reason you chose to make the intake hole as small as it is? Seems like you left a lot of room you could have played with to make the airflow through their bigger.

-mike

 

I have had that NACA duct sitting around for a long time. I thought I would put it to use. It isn't that small. It is 3 inches. At speed that should pull a good amount of air...

 

Your MINI reminds me of a "pirate" just in time for Sept 19th and "talk like a pirate day".

So one headlight gets the intake to the air filter and the other an air duct to cool the pulley belt.

Next step is to incorporate brake cooling ducts to each of the front brakes at the same time.

Then a larger bonnet scoop for the IC. Then you'll be all scooped out.

 

love the creative thinking! but that naca duct probably isn't needed with the airsteam almost normal to the light. that type of duct is typically used when the air flow is parallel to the surface.

do the ic inlet! do the ic inlet! one possibility ( easy to say since it's YOUR car ) : rotate the ic somewhere between 45 degrees and 90 degrees back end up, build a a taller front scoop to cover it, build a closed outlet path behind it, and (perhaps)vent that outlet 2/3 or 3/4 the way aft on the hood.

if i were marketing an improved ic cooling system, i'd sell new rubber connectors to the bullhorns to rotate the ic, and either a whole new composite hood or the new scoop and ducting and templates to cut a stock hood. how about it, vendors, postpone some bling bling stuff and sell this idea ( after bisch is the guinea pig!! )

 

Yes. I know very well the purpose and function of a naca duct. It is not needed for this application, but it looks better than a plain jane hole.

 

LOL! Sorry about that, I had no idea you were working on that. It just seemed a logical next step to me.

I like it. Be interesting to know if it really does help belt life with the teeny pulley.

Oh, yeah, 'AARRRGHHHHHH!'

 

I think you should just take the whole hood and front body work off. That would really cool things off.

 

haha yeah, and provide great weight savings...

 

Damn, your a genius! Why didn't I think of that?

 

Removing the hood would also help the intercooler.

Another creative idea, Bisch. I wonder though, how much of the breakage/stretchage is related to engine bay heat compared to friction between the pulley and belt.

 

I dunno. Maybe Mr. Belt-breaker himself (Randy Webb) should try this.

 

You know...the windshield and whole roof thing produces a lot of wind resistance and drag....maybe...

 

Lose all the body panels like :

 

LOL Bisch... that's great...

 

I don't have one, but I'd guess that the breakage is due to the very short radius of the 19% pully. With the reduced torque on the SC rotors due to the shorter radius, one needs much higher belt tensions to get the needed friction, and eliminate slippage. I'd guess that heat can effect this as well, so you might get some improved life, but if it's really a flex issue, it might not work too well.

Let us know how it works out......

Matt