anyone vented their hood????
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18psiWhiteMS3
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our hood has ram air through the ducting in the front. it should blow the heat out good enough IMO
Nismothecat
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the ram air isnt going to blow the hot air out.
18psiWhiteMS3
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prove it cause last time i checked my intercooler piping on top of the engine bay it was cold after a drive. seems like the ram air does plenty of cooling. thats why they have a factory top mount intercooler
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There was a post awhile back that discussed the best method of drilling holes to mount LED's
Im not talking about the direct air going to the intercooler, im talking about alleviating the heat built up form the engine and turbo inside the engine bay.
When you get out of the car and touch the intercooler it should feel cooler it has the "ram air" as you say right on it, im talking about letting the heat built up in the engine bay escape, which would inturn also help cool the intercooler, but thats just a side note in what im concerned about
A cowl hood would force air into the engine bay not let it escape, and i was referring more to like the evo styling, go check out JSC speed under subaru and body kits to the hoods and you ll see what i mean
What the hell are you talking about???!!! Are you even in the same discussion as the rest of us??
Nismothecat
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this is what he is talking about.
notice how the vents on the bottom let hot air out.
the ram air is just cooling the intercooler, its not letting hot air out of the engine bay.
notice how the vents on the bottom let hot air out.
the ram air is just cooling the intercooler, its not letting hot air out of the engine bay.
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chief_wiggum
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a true SWAMPASS classic; ah, the memories. I wonder how that project turned out?
Now back to your regularly scheduled post....
innanets.
mortimersnerd
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Louvering the hood would probably make a difference, but I doubt you'd see a big change in performance. There is a decent amount of air running around under the hoods of these cars.
Tis true!! I know that when I was messing with my Forge i touched our bad TMIC and it was NOT cool.
However in another thread the idea of raising the rear of the hood through the use of washers was discussed. This idea should release the excess built up heat inside the engine bay. Im not sure what else was discussed in reference to this though. Ill have to find the thread when I get to my computer.
Get an FMIC to combat heatsoak though if your really worried about.
squidmotion
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I wonder where all the air that goes through the rad ends up... probably displaces air out of the engine bay!
My point being, you wouldn't see any benefit from having "cool looking vents" on your hood other than looking cool.
The only vent that would make a difference would be a scoop like the scoobies have as it would cool the TMIC better.
My point being, you wouldn't see any benefit from having "cool looking vents" on your hood other than looking cool.
The only vent that would make a difference would be a scoop like the scoobies have as it would cool the TMIC better.
No that would create a cowl hood effect and draw more air into the engine bay, and i was the one that talked about rasiing the rear of the hood up and learned that it would make the cowl effect.
mr_mazda329
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Tis fail both of ya. Do yourselves a favor and roll on the highway @ 55mph for about 2 mins..then pull off to the side and go touch your TMIC... it will be cool to the touch and should be around ambient temps. As far as BAT's go, they will be about 20*F above ambient due to the turbo heating all that air up.
And heatsoak isnt as bad if you upgrade the TMIC. The ETS TMIC will shed heat a lot quicker.
Super Unique
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finally some truth on the subject. I think we sometimes get carried away when considering aftermarket replacements for the stock intercooler, when in fact it works fine once the car is no longer stationary/nearly stationary.
The stock intercooler gives up some compromises in it's design thats a given, but it does remarkably well considering the location and packaging concerns the engineers had to deal with.
What Mazda achieved with this car at the price point it sells, is nothing short of amazing. The 2 closest competitors are the Dodge Neon SRT-4 and chevy cobalt SS. Now take a look at how much more Mazda gives you in interior quality and features compared to those.
Right now, the little Mazdaspeed 3 stands alone when value and overall package are considered. There are faster cars on the road no doubt, but at what point does that not matter so much in the bigger picture.
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yup
Gee, I wonder if maybe it exits out thru that low pressure area created UNDER the car...........................
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