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These are being custom fitted as we speak. The idea came
from a Lamborghini and these louvers will open and close on
compartment temperature or bypass switch when raining.
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:wave: Say Corvair1, thats pretty cool as well,,, I would be interested in seeing under the deck and how that will work..... :tu: :tu: :tu: Like that idea as well....... nice job , waiting to see some more.. CG :pics?:
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mart wrote:Due to the huge amount of rain we get in N/E England, I decided side scoops would be best for me
Mine already has side scoops. My dad had them installed when he found out that the Fitch style roof actually deflected the air from vents for the engine compartment. He wanted them to look like NACA ducts like yours, but the guy who did them didn't understand. I'm going to reshape them to look like NACA ducts.

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Was thinking about a scoop on the hood & ran across this thread! Has anybody tried the scoop/radiator combination mounted to the hood (as mentioned by Crazy George)? I am contemplating a rear mounted V6 swap and I am exploring ways to make it as "bolt-on" as possible. Wouldn't mind altering a spare hood with such a setup. Other ideas on rear mounted radiators? Possible with rear mounted V6? I think Damian that posts on here had an EM with a V6 and rear radiator, but don't know if he kept it there.

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mart wrote:Due to the huge amount of rain we get in N/E England, I decided side scoops would be best for me
Hello,

How did the side scoops work for you? Where can I get a pair?
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LBC TITAN wrote:
mart wrote:Due to the huge amount of rain we get in N/E England, I decided side scoops would be best for me
Hello,

How did the side scoops work for you? Where can I get a pair?
they are called NACA ducts...widely available in a number of sizes
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Hey mart, thanks for that info. I was just browsing info on naca ducts and found this site.

http://www.ivanitski.com/naca-duct-vs-scoop/

Thought you might find it interesting.

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mart wrote:
LBC TITAN wrote:
mart wrote:Due to the huge amount of rain we get in N/E England, I decided side scoops would be best for me
Hello,

How did the side scoops work for you? Where can I get a pair?
they are called NACA ducts...widely available in a number of sizes
What size did you get and did you notice in performance improvement?
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I used 8" x 4" . Car is not ready to drive yet, but I expect no improvement in performance,I just used them for looks, although they will be functional, they offer an efficient method of ducting air without effecting aerodynamics,which is what they were designed to do , but do not give a ram - air effect
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