brake cooling!!

[ZER026D]

check this out http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?s=b27f72271de93d0b127a676099dd4509&threadid=1664

[Theo]

I like it. I wonder why they left it off?

Theo

[sperry]

Mine's got it... :P

[tysonK]

I don't have.

just when I don't think Theo is here, he's creeping around in the technical just waiting for the good posts.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

Just make your own, it's fairly easy... especially if you remove the foglights from your front bumper. :mrgreen:

http://www.doink.net/gallery/Photo%20Album/Austin's%20Mustang/Mustang%20Front.jpg[/img:abb471e150]

[img:abb471e150=800]http://www.doink.net/gallery/Photo%20Album/Austin's%20Mustang/Left%20Front%20Coilover.jpg[/img:abb471e150]

[img]http://home.earthlink.net/~jonaa/Bd3.JPG

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid70/p8662eaffb99da4ebbe776b4cf2ee2bd1/fb9e646b.jpg

[sperry]

That's an awful lot of work to duplicate a factory piece that just snaps on. But it prolly works better.

Check out Gary's solution:

[img:5c98951b47=600]http://www.seccs.org/gallery/Reno%20Meets/2003-08-09%20NASA%20USTCC%20Race%20at%20Reno-Fernley%20Raceway/2003-08-10%20Day%202/USTCC%20ruined%20intake.jpg[/img:5c98951b47]

It's pretty busted up, but you get the idea.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

It does work better, no question. Since the factory duct on the WRX looks fairly small in cross-sectional area and it just dumps air into the fenderwell area my guess is its effectiveness is marginal at best. To really get a noticeable effect you need to run ducting right up near the center of the rotor to blow right into it... this works pretty well and is also totally do-able in your garage. For maximum effectiveness you need a close-fitting backing plate that isolates the rotor center from outside air & insures all the ducted air from the front will be directed into the rotor... this isn't very easy or cheap to do though.

There's a guy on CC.com custom TIG welding up these for about $250 a pair...
http://corner-carvers.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=61316

http://www.cartogra.com/rs/5CE9BEC5-81A7-11D6-B42B-0090277A760E/screen

[dknv]

I would check, but...

[Theo]

I don't have.

just when I don't think Theo is here, he's creeping around in the technical just waiting for the good posts.

Sorry for the disapearing act. I started a new job last week and have been limping around with a bad back. No fun.

Many thanks to Scott and Debbie for helping me change tires and such for the trip back Sunday. How embarasing.

Theo

[ArthurS]

I would check, but...
Soda just came out my noise.....ROTFLMAO.

[MattR]

OMG Debi! That was the best reply evAr!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahaah! My roomate just came across the hall because I was laughing so hard...I did not see that coming!


BTW, My wagon had the ducts, the seemed to small to do much, but who knows.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

Here's pictures of a WRX owners custom front ducting...

http://www.highrpm.net/photos/streamimage.php?path=L290aGVyX2ltYWdlczMvRFNDMDAwM zAuanBn

http://www.highrpm.net/photos/streamimage.php?path=L290aGVyX2ltYWdlczMvRFNDMDAwM zEuanBn

http://www.highrpm.net/photos/streamimage.php?path=L290aGVyX2ltYWdlczMvRFNDMDAwM zMuanBn

You can also remove the dust/splash shields behind the rotors at each wheel for better airflow... I took 'em off of my car.