raised bonnet

rinseep82

rinseep82

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i see alot of people raising the rear of there bonnets of late,

i have thought about doin it but does this effect the car or aerodynamics in anyway or is it just a look thing??

thanks dale
 
xxjack189

xxjack189

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Personally i think it just looks weird, like your bonnet isnt attached properly or something, so if there isnt any functional reason i wouldnt do it but each to there own.
 
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Paton

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Looks wise I don't see the point. If it provides cooling fair enough do it.

See loads of tuned civics with assorted coloured Rota GT3's and popped bonnets up my way which is fine I guess.

Then I see some 1.2 litre corsas/saxos/clios with it and I wonder why...
 
Rumel786

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Paton said:
Looks wise I don't see the point. If it provides cooling fair enough do it.

See loads of tuned civics with assorted coloured Rota GT3's and popped bonnets up my way which is fine I guess.

Then I see some 1.2 litre corsas/saxos/clios with it and I wonder why...
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how do you know they are 1.2 litre corsas? when i went on some q/m runs there was a green corsa that was doing 12 second runs all day long....

That corsa will piss all over alot of ep82's ep91's that i know...even my own.........

Some saxo's/corsa's that i have seen modded have been done the right way...

Reguardless off that i am pretty sure the raised bonnet thing is to aid hot air out the bay.
 
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Paton

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Just by looking really mate.

The Saxo had 1.1 written on the side and 2 Corsa's sitting together were SXI's so I'm guessing they're 1.2's.

I have nothing against Corsa's/Saxo's by the way, they are fine if they're done the right way as you said. The majority of them aren't though.
 
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QGlanz2943

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it aint just for looks it help with the cooling, really help the guys still with top mounth intercoolers too cause your intercooler gets hotter then your engine
and looke wise it get more agresive look to it
 
ChrisGT

ChrisGT

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Don't think it helps really. Just creates an area of low pressure at the back. Best bet is to leave it down and have ram air coming into the engine bay from the front.
 
rb69

rb69

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I'm sure Jam Racing used to make a part that replaces the plastic bit at the back of the bonnet that had vents in so you didn't have to raise the bonnet. Probably rarer than rocking horse shit now though. Like faisal said, will probably give you a bit of downforce too.
 
Dan3SGTE

Dan3SGTE

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Like said by chris it doesn't really help, at speed work out what happens. Air will push back down on that area.

I've done mine because I genuinley like the look(on my car) not a stock looking car.
 
Duff

Duff

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It does help to keep engine bay temps down but I just did it because I think it looks the shizznit!
 
Jay

Jay

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Iain@CRD

Iain@CRD

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Think we all had this conversation that it doesnt actually help what so ever. Infact its more dangerous than anything, if you have a crash that bonnet is only going 1 way ... in your window! :eek:
 
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