have you checked out air filters for stromberg carbs? those are similar to that small filter that you had posted, but this one is about the size of a small cake plate. i'll find a pic and send it to you. don't know if there is room, but it looks cool nonetheless.

No I havent, send it your phone number too doofus. :thumbsup:

well, i have found what i was looking for, here are the filters that i was talking about.

I'm thinking (but not seriously) of cutting the hood much higher, like somewhere ontop of the expansion tank and the strut tower on one side, and the same area between the air filter box and the strut tower on the other. It may not be too damaging to have water dripping from there on. And because its somewhere in the vicinity of the back, heat will and should get somewhat transported out.

Hmmm...

I hate that idea. Look at what my friend did with his ride.
http://www.boostedbadger.nu/bilder/orebro071013/11.jpg
http://www.boostedbadger.nu/bilder/sommar07/3.jpg
He took and cut out the middle of a Mitsubishi lancer hood.
Heres the whole project.
http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php?showtopic=66431

Those are very odd looking and not really what I am looking for.

Argh.
That's too "loud" for a look. And for my age. The one i am talking about is more subtle-looking. Something like the one on the new Peugeot 306, which is easily hidden given dark colours.

hey bear, about your hood vents, i was looking at mine with an eye to what you are suggesting, which sounds doable. but i was thinking along the line of like the old musclecars had, an air induction hood. but similar. thinking scooping the center of the hood, from grille back, not too tall, something like 1/2 inch. raising it so that the heat could vent at the windshield. like ram air, air in from grille forcing hot air out at the rear. have to figure out about water entering, though. either that, or seeing if i could add a fender-type of vent. either like the new m3, or a full length one like the new jag. just sublter, if that's a word. or maybe getting an extra fan and creating a suction-like effect, connected with the thermo, so that it comes on at a pre-determined temp. have that funneled into a hose that vents out behind the passenger front tire. have to really figure this one, it sounds feasible, but so did the impala engine rebuild, and you saw how over-board that went. :grin:

HEHE...

I NEVER said anything about removing the TURBO, dude. Like your friend in Volvospeed with the Holset turbo, we have also started experimenting on the truck-turbos since end of last year.

I dont have too much money lying around, so i cant volunteer to do the experiment. But the car that had it fixed, practically FLEW. But many of the parts needed change.

P/S:
For the other readers out there, i didnt write those that XPiece quoted.
:)

I have considered using an air scoop, but i then figured that the space accorded by the big-arsed grille (excuse the language) is big enough to let air in. (The jap cars that used the air scoops on the hood, usually had smaller openings in the front to facilitate air in).

That's why i wanted to have an air vent (as in for outflow). Plus, the heat and rain here, would not be very friendly towards the engine if the scoop is not properly placed.

If i put the hole ontop the engine, rain-water will find a way into the plug holes. Had that happened before, and sure as hell didnt like it. :)

If i cut the hole ontop the ECU, i dont want rainwater to seep through the little lid lines and damage the ECU and TCU.

If i cut the hole across the base end like the Mercedes Kompressor cars, then rain water MAY (though unlikely) rust the brake servo etc, cause extra humidity etc, and affect braking.

As such, i guess if i put it just above the gap between the expansion tank and the strut tower, i feel like it may be just nice. And the other between the air filter and the
strut tower, water may find its way into the air filter, but then again... HAHAHAH


What do you think, bang?
:)

Bear email me I made a small video with my phone showing you the ecu air filter and the fan. I will email the video to you. And Harry, I gotcha on this too. I will try to attach it here but I dont know if it will take it. gaspingforbreath@msn.com

XPiece,

You got mail!



:)

no bang, meant, like the whole hood, from the grille back. around the character lines, raise that from the front back, maybe a gentle slope ending is a 1/2 rise by the base of the windshield. if you look at my camaro pics, you'll see it on the hood. not so high, i've got two carbs on that baby. of the other way with the fan, i had an old trans am, the bandit ones, that had the fender vents, that pulled air for the carbs, but i changed it around with a marine fan and it vented the hot air out. tooo well, in fact, the car, in winter, took to long to reach operating temps fast. so i would block it off until it heated up and then opened them up. just an idea. maybe i'll just run around without a hood. very road warrior.

Hey, i THOUGHT of that!

But decided i dont want things to start flying off from the engine bay while accelerating...



Like Opps, there goes the air-filter box and the MAF sensor!
(What??? A Rm500-part thingy????)
Oopps, there goes the oil dipstick !
And have oil sprayed allover the front windscreen!
...and KA-BANG! KA-BOOM!
Hit a tree...


:D