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If you have a smelly engine the fumes will escape and be ducted into the cabin.
Tuning Cold Air Feed's
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Good stuff think ill take it off next time i get bored lol
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aye all the hot air will escape right to the fan for the interior, so no cold air flow in the summer i beleive, unless you leave that bit and cut the sides out haha
Hmm i really doubt that would happen.
In ma cinq, i run without all the fire wall capets. And i don't get smelly engine fumes or anything. Even at idle. And still have cold air
.But i haven't removed the long rubber strip yet, will give that a go
. But this isn't my everyday car so.Ming
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aye it might not happen, but your interior fan sucks the air in from the bottom of the windscreen does it not??? if that air was coming from under the bonnet through the rubber seal it would be alot hotter, definatly in traffic. i dont mean through the sound deadening or anything, just were it gets sucked in.
i could be wrong but the way i look at it that has to make sense haha.
i could be wrong but the way i look at it that has to make sense haha.
The point am making is that with the sound deadening out, if the heater matrxi were to suck in hot air it would be more obvious compared to removing just the rubber strip, but I don't experience the smelly fumes/hot air as people suggested.
You are correct at idle it sucks air just below the window but when you are traveling at speed, is the fan strong enough to suck in the hot air tho
?Like turn your fan off when driving, air still comes through.
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anotherway of doing this is to space the bonnet up on the hinges by say 5mm so undo your bonnet hinges put 5mm of washers in then retighten and repeat for the other hinge saves cutting and sourcing a new seal!
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aye, i get you. so probably wouldnt make much difference to the heater at all then. and bonnet raises look silly imo
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Just removed the black rubber strip and my god it makes a difference in noise and (in my opinion its good on the power side of things)
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louder? asin sounds better or too loud?
this is what i was thinking and yes it does look a little on the stupid side but the main use for it when you turbo the engine and have problems keeping engine bay cool (my friend had this prob on a fiesta zetec turbo) it does work and is what i am planning if i have cooling problems
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if its turbo's or supered then yeh mabee, but id still prefere to put some small vents in the bonnet at the back than lift it up. just my styling i suppose. only seen a few with it on and really didnt like the look, but things grow on you i suppose and if its the only way then its the only way.
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no it gives it a throatier sound at lower rev's and u can reuse the strip if you dont like it ( if its the same as mine and just slots on lol )
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Is there anything else like this mod i can do to squeeze more power from the old girl???
a good full service
oil
oil filter
fuel filter
spark plugs
HT leads
gbox oil
air filter
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correct alignment and pressure in tyres.
close windows
close windows
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correct alignment and pressure in tyres.
close windows
good point on the alignment ill get that done as soon as funds allow i think it needs it. and closing the windows isnt as fun lol cant hear the engine aswell
I removed that rubber strip. Just got to say wow
If you got yours, after a long drive in the car, just touch the rubber and feel how hot it is.
Heat in engine bay = nono
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If you got yours, after a long drive in the car, just touch the rubber and feel how hot it is
.Heat in engine bay = nono
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Who would have thought such a small piece of rubber would make such a difference im even having evil thoughts of raising the rear of the bonnet to make it even cooler under the hood
