172 Race Car
on one side?!? I thought it was an airfeed when i started reading the thread. Its not connected to the air intake behind there then?
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CAF into fog light (pics)
- Thread starter markclio2007
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on one side?!? I thought it was an airfeed when i started reading the thread. Its not connected to the air intake behind there then?
This is how mine looks
Civic Type R EK9
You see these trumpets in just one side often alot of 106 owners take out one of the lights in a morette headlight conversion and put trumpet in
172 Race Car
172 Race Car
Civic Type R EK9
Yeh i know but im just going for additional cooling into brake/engine bay
and looks will make people wonder when you go up behind um
and looks will make people wonder when you go up behind um
FF Blackgold 182
Then why not do it on the other side as well. I know you said it was because the fog light gave up, but oh well. It's your car mate, do what you want with it. You should just go with your feelings and tastes when it comes to mods. Who gives a monkeys what a load of people on a forum think anyway? If you like it, go with it. Again, it's not to my taste because I believe it's in the wrong place and it serves no meaningful purpose, but like I said, it's up to you.
172 Race Car
Normal then
How is an air feed cooling for brakes? :S The inner arch is in the wayMy opinion:
"You aint got no alibi..." for that colour and position
Position is cooling for brakes as they catch fire on track and colour i like it as it stands out
Fair enough if you like it, thats all that matters really.
172 Race Car
172 Race Car
How is an air feed cooling for brakes? :S The inner arch is in the way
Fair enough if you like it, thats all that matters really.
^and him
Lol! Mark!
To cool the brakes you need them on both sides, and you need to cut a hole in the inner arch. You then run a length of tubing from the fog surround, through this hole in the arch, to in front of the wheel, to direct cold air at the brakes.
What you've done is doing bugger all fella, wont cool anything.
The people that have caf's on one side have them linked to their air filter in the engine bay via tubing.
To cool the brakes you need them on both sides, and you need to cut a hole in the inner arch. You then run a length of tubing from the fog surround, through this hole in the arch, to in front of the wheel, to direct cold air at the brakes.
What you've done is doing bugger all fella, wont cool anything.
The people that have caf's on one side have them linked to their air filter in the engine bay via tubing.
FF Blackgold 182
^What he said! Nice one Peperami! I thought that it was just me that was confused!
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172 Race Car
Civic Type R EK9
I know im just trying to justify it LOL its for looks and its going to put some extra air somewhere so its cool lol
172 Race Car
its going to put extra air where?
Civic Type R EK9
Course it wont make any diff to performance!! lol its quite a big open space behind there mind and theres slats to let air back out in arch liner at bottom
FF Blackgold 182
At the moment it's giving extra air to the inside of the arch so I'd guess it'll give you about .0003kg of extra down force and increase the drag co-efficient by about .05
Pmsl! Gumby, did you get the calculator out for that?
172 Race Car
At the moment it's giving extra air to the inside of the arch so I'd guess it'll give you about .0003kg of extra down force and increase the drag co-efficient by about .05
WOW! is that wind tunnel proven?
172 Race Car
Fluid dynamics at all?
FF Blackgold 182
Anyways, fair play for trying fella. The only way you find things out is by trying and asking, and in a way thats what a forum is for.
As for the brake cooling, if you're serious about doing lots of trackdays, remove the other fog light, and get hold of a second trumpet. Pop to halfords and get some flexi tubing, cut a small hole in the arch liners on both sides, and zip tie the tubing in place so it points at the brakes. Easy and cheap enough to refit fogs and fit new arch liners come sale time.
But to avoid cutting anything... Have you thought about uprating your front pads? A set of ds2500's is probably one of the best mods you can do fella, and wont cost much.
As for the brake cooling, if you're serious about doing lots of trackdays, remove the other fog light, and get hold of a second trumpet. Pop to halfords and get some flexi tubing, cut a small hole in the arch liners on both sides, and zip tie the tubing in place so it points at the brakes. Easy and cheap enough to refit fogs and fit new arch liners come sale time.
But to avoid cutting anything... Have you thought about uprating your front pads? A set of ds2500's is probably one of the best mods you can do fella, and wont cost much.
Civic Type R EK9
I bought those cheap omp road/sport ones so im going to bang them in before track and see um catch fire!!
I think i will leave feed as it is tbh just for looks
I think i will leave feed as it is tbh just for looks
172 Race Car
I would recomend you change your brake fluid if your cooking the brakes as often as you report
Civic Type R EK9
I only cooked um twice plus when i stopped i left handbrake off so fluid will be ok
Civic Type R EK9
And to stop boiling brake fluid as heat transfers back through pads into brake lines
Civic Type R EK9
Thats what tiff needell said about track driving never put handbrake on for warping and brake fluid
The more you cook the brake fluid, the more spongy they will become each time. It'll never go back to what it was. I used to use dot 5.1 in mx as it was the highest boiling pt, but for road use/occasional track use there's no point spending that much on fluid!
Dot 4 should be fine as Peperami said, as is 5.1 if you're feeling super rich (Just don't use dot 5 as it's silicone based!)
Dot 4 should be fine as Peperami said, as is 5.1 if you're feeling super rich (Just don't use dot 5 as it's silicone based!)
Civic Type R EK9
How much we talking for 5.1
