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Slp hood on car may-5-12

Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

I'm interested to see what you did with the hood latch. My body shop guy cut one where they are supposed to be, and he said they were right through a brace for the hood latch.
 


Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

look in the first set of pics.. I drilled out the spot welds around the latch area then lifted that piece of sheet metal off. I cut some of the fat off of it but its still very ridged, ill get a better pic tomorrow of what i cut away..
 
Re: Making a replica slp hood for my 04 gtp.. UPDATE Jan-19-12

blknbstd said:
... IDK if i wanna make a port running to airbox or just button it up an let it cool the bay since i have hood spacers..? INPUT?
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IMO, just leave it open to cool the bay. They say Ram Air intakes only really function at 120mph+ and you likely won't be doing that very much. Additionally that is for NA engines and as a boosted car, even at 120+ your not going to be forcing more air than the supercharger can suck in anyways so its irrelevant. Just make it look good, make it cool the engine bay, cool the supercharger and the intake and it make serve better than trying to add weight to the hood to make it a functional (sort of) Ram Air hood.

EDIT: BTW looking great so far... :th_thumbsup-double:
 
Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

wow. i dont know how i missed this earlier. great work. cannot wait to see the finished product.
 
Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

LMAO. Looky who I just found. Lovin the hood man. You could make a pretty buck or two selling these if the time/materials spent isnt too great...

I think you said you bought another one already??
 


Re: Making a replica slp hood for my 04 gtp.. UPDATE Jan-19-12

TLSheff said:
IMO, just leave it open to cool the bay. They say Ram Air intakes only really function at 120mph+ and you likely won't be doing that very much. Additionally that is for NA engines and as a boosted car, even at 120+ your not going to be forcing more air than the supercharger can suck in anyways so its irrelevant.
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wrong and right at the same time. ram air setups function at almost any speed. they dont necessarily start to produce hp until 45 mph and up. its caused by forcing the air in.

right in the aspect that your supercharger is forcing air in faster at any given point than the ram air setup will.

when i went to MMI (motorcycle mechanics institute) in orlando we did a test on ram air set ups in the fueling and electronics class. they had a cbr 600 f4i with a wierd chain driven fan set up. the fan simulated air at speed and was run by the drum of the dyno. it forced air into the ram air set up. 1st we did a run without the hoses hooked up then a run with the forced air. at 25 mph the ram air made around 3 hp and gradually went up with the speed. at 140 mph the f4i made 15 more hp with the ram air than without.
 
Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

Looks great.

Maybe you can give me a bit of technical advice. I have a mig welder that I bought used. It's a 110v unit 115A unit. I have no gas with it, only flux core wire. Can I use the flux core wire or do I have to have gas? How much is a small bottle and how long will it last (approx)?

Also, what settings do I set my welder to? I tried welding a couple of small pieces of sheet metal together and it justy burnt a hole through, even though it was set on low heat, could I have the feed speed too slow?

Thanks,
Ian
 


Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

w98seeng said:
Looks great.

Maybe you can give me a bit of technical advice. I have a mig welder that I bought used. It's a 110v unit 115A unit. I have no gas with it, only flux core wire. Can I use the flux core wire or do I have to have gas? How much is a small bottle and how long will it last (approx)?

Also, what settings do I set my welder to? I tried welding a couple of small pieces of sheet metal together and it justy burnt a hole through, even though it was set on low heat, could I have the feed speed too slow?

Thanks,
Ian
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Re: Making a replica slp hood for my 04 gtp.. UPDATE Jan-19-12

f3racer said:
wrong and right at the same time. ram air setups function at almost any speed. they dont necessarily start to produce hp until 45 mph and up. its caused by forcing the air in.

right in the aspect that your supercharger is forcing air in faster at any given point than the ram air setup will.

when i went to MMI (motorcycle mechanics institute) in orlando we did a test on ram air set ups in the fueling and electronics class. they had a cbr 600 f4i with a wierd chain driven fan set up. the fan simulated air at speed and was run by the drum of the dyno. it forced air into the ram air set up. 1st we did a run without the hoses hooked up then a run with the forced air. at 25 mph the ram air made around 3 hp and gradually went up with the speed. at 140 mph the f4i made 15 more hp with the ram air than without.
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ram air...transverse mounted engine..........negative horsepower.
 
Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

just because the air has to make a turn does not mean it still isnt crammed in there. have you ever seen a turbo that is mounted directly in line with the throttle body? i havent. in turbo cars the air makes multiple bends before in enters the throttle body. ram air at speed has the same effect. its forced into the throttle body.
 


Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

but that is a completely different concept. the turbo does the work. ram air works on a bike because it pressurizes the intake manifold since it goes straight back. you literally cannot make it useful with the shape of the hood and the placement of the throttle body.

make it look good. functional is for a motor with the right placement.
 
Re: Slp hood update feb-7-12

f3racer said:
whatever man. hmmm pontiac grand am with ram air comes to mind. fwd application. we'll talk about it another time.
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The ga with ram air is a joke. My wife had one and i unhooked it for chits and giggles and it made no noticable difference.
 
Re: Slp hood UPDATE MAY-2-12

Update got the body work about done.. almost ready for priming.. and ill leave it at that for now hopefully by Friday itll be primed an on the car.


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