Raised Bonnets *Pics Please*
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danturbo4311
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I have a raised bonnet on my GT too, i like the look of it but just get a bit worried sometimes incase theifs wanna crow bar my bonnet open seems like a bit of an invite for them to do it really, although if they really want it theyll have it anyway
Adam_Glanza
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do you really think that amount of clearance is gonna make a difference?
danturbo4311
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I have a raised bonnet on my GT too, i like the look of it but just get a bit worried sometimes incase theifs wanna crow bar my bonnet open seems like a bit of an invite for them to do it really, although if they really want it theyll have it anyway
danturbo4311
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sorry computer froze re sent it the thread depends how much its lifted i suppose but like i said if they want it theyll have it anyway
chinaone
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Think my one is about 15mm to 20mm. Thats alot of lift for the hot air to come out. works fine with me.
Anyway, Funny thing wih the rised bonnet, once in a while you do get one or two ppl coming up to your car, telling you that your bonnet is open, HAHA. I just smile(not lanugh)smile at them, cos i can't be bother to explain. or i say its like that.
Anyway, Funny thing wih the rised bonnet, once in a while you do get one or two ppl coming up to your car, telling you that your bonnet is open, HAHA. I just smile(not lanugh)smile at them, cos i can't be bother to explain. or i say its like that.
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GTti
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Why do you need to raise the bonnet? It isn't going to make any difference, the place that needs cooling is being cooled by water in your radiator which is a far better conductor.
If you want to cool your engine where it matters, then baffle the areas around the radiator to ensure the air flows through it... AND NOT via anywhere else, rather than all the air flowing over your cam cover for no logical reason.
Or simply use Water Wetter in your coolant, it will reduce hot spots and the friction of water and give much better performance than sticking a few nuts on your bonnet mounts!
If you want to cool your engine where it matters, then baffle the areas around the radiator to ensure the air flows through it... AND NOT via anywhere else, rather than all the air flowing over your cam cover for no logical reason.
Or simply use Water Wetter in your coolant, it will reduce hot spots and the friction of water and give much better performance than sticking a few nuts on your bonnet mounts!
chinaone
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What i done was, took one of the nut out, and went to a Nut place asking for the same thread size but with 3 extra nut lenght, if you get what i mean?
So its won't be too long, might come though the bonnet, or too short.
Adam_Glanza
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i really dont see the point in this and worst of all i think it looks so stupid it looks like u crashed your car lol
riko666
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indeed - I only did it to relieve some heat in traffic, seeing as I had a tmic, 1Bar, and no hoodscoop...The only way this idea would work is if there were not a gap on the sides of the bonnet...this would mean that the pressure differential between air in the engine-bay, and external air is greater, so that the air in the engine bay is actually "pulled" out via the gap at the rear
American's use this a lot on their muscle cars, it's called a Cowl Hood...and even then, it's not the entire rear edge of the bonnet that's lifted, just a section in the middle, for greater effect
American's use this a lot on their muscle cars, it's called a Cowl Hood...and even then, it's not the entire rear edge of the bonnet that's lifted, just a section in the middle, for greater effect
Adam_Glanza
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if your all really that bothered about squeezing that bit of performance out by raising your bonnet you may aswell just take the bonnet off completely 