Code Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Why louvers when there is already a scoop? Our cars don't have issues with a hot engine bay. Where are the under-tray loyalists to argue pressure differentials vs intercooler efficiency? If you want lovers then so be it. I'm not hating, just not sure of the logic behind the install. "Striving to better, oft we mar what's well." - Bill Shakespeare - car modder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWSPECB Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Logic is: They worked wonders for his jeep so they should do the same for the legacy. And he is the only one with it so he is unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No DRFT Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 i added some more for maxim cooling http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/4A-FE/Random/6_June_2012_LGT021.jpg I have no control over drippie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I wonder if you could make a hood out of these things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrw Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I wonder if you could make a hood out of these things Something like this? http://www.baremetalrods.com/images/projects/louver_hoods/hoods_52_chevy/louver%20hoods%20003.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJuan Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 i added some more for maxim cooling Add some to the front windshield, for added cabin cooling. My wife's balls are delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXR4T Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 ^^ while you're at it, add it to the back bumper to get rid of the backed up air that "gets caught in the bumper". I wonder if you were to replace the back window on the wagon with this if it would increase your gas mileage while driving around with the sunroof open?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 WOW, the level of hating is amazing. Very much so ... the ruthlessness is almost on par with high school teenagers ... smh. good god guys.....if we aren't leg humping some new girl who joins the forum we are slamming unusual mods someone has done. Trolling is a way of life for some i guess. I think the idea is valid. Properly done hood vents have been proven (in racing circles) to be beneficial in lowering underhood temperatures by allowing the incoming air that passes through and is heated by the radiator to escape the engine bay easier. For me, the problem here is the execution. The riveted on look just doesn't do it for me. Also, they should probably be farther forward as usually they should be placed at a low-pressure area of the hood (usually further forward) versus closer to a higher pressure area of the hood (closer to the cowl/windshield). If there was a way to make them more integrated into the car, it might not look so offensive to most people on here... just my .02 cents... Finally some constructive criticism although they may not be his or my tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Shits ugly, yo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 The whp per dollar gain here doesn't look good. This is comparable to adding a "STi" sticker but far more permanent. As far as off-roading in a Jeep goes, I do a fair share of that in my built '99 Wrangler. No way hood louvers would offer any value as I've never seen my thermostat >205F or so and while off-road it is pretty rare to have the engine >3500rpms and sustained WOT is unheard of. At any rate, I'm in for the before and after data logs or dragstrip runs that show this mod has performance value. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 All the added air pressure in the engine bay may blow the hood off. Needs hood pins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 ^^ while you're add it, add it to the back bumper to get rid of the backed up air that "gets caught in the bumper". I wonder if you were to replace the back window on the wagon with this if it would increase your gas mileage while driving around with the sunroof open?? It has already been done: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1moJDksP_FU/T5_1lLib7qI/AAAAAAAAadI/ZmHYhmi6exk/s1600/iroc.jpeg X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 It has already been done: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1moJDksP_FU/T5_1lLib7qI/AAAAAAAAadI/ZmHYhmi6exk/s1600/iroc.jpeg X Is there anyway I could flip that around for my hood? I'd have like million hoodscoops! Intercooler efficiency would go up like a gajillion percent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillboy Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 We are a bunch of asses. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 It's all in good fun louver boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 this grille would compliment your louvers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Im stunned nobody has reported this yet. Carry On. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too laff79 Posted June 10, 2012 I Donated Too Share Posted June 10, 2012 this. ^^^ props to OP for hangin in there and being a good sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXR4T Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Exactly. SGT Daddy, you have more balls than most people that come on here. I have a feeling that you will fit in just fine. In the end it is your car. Just because we may not like it enough to add it to our cars, doesn't mean we get to say yay or nay for yours. Its what makes your Subaru, YOUR Subaru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted June 10, 2012 Mega Users Share Posted June 10, 2012 That's what being an adult is all about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No DRFT Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 We are a bunch of asses. http://i.imgur.com/g0j6h.gif I have no control over drippie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Exactly. SGT Daddy, you have more balls than most people that come on here. I have a feeling that you will fit in just fine. In the end it is your car. Just because we may not like it enough to add it to our cars, doesn't mean we get to say yay or nay for yours. Its what makes your Subaru, YOUR Subaru. Why thank you, besides I am use to this kind of treatment. When you make you cars the way you like them. There are always those who don't like what you did or did not do. In the end the louvers are doing what they were meant to. After a nice hot day and using my AC and a fair amount of driving the hood was cool to the touch save the louvers I almost burnt my hand. Heat no longer gets to hang out under my hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 So basically, threads only get nixed when someone rats us out? This whole time I thought the forum police patrolled like KGB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 No if they did we would all be locked up or shot. So after breaking 100 roday my only complaint is the louvers aren't bigger. I would have ordered the next size up if I only had a different hood. I guess now I have to get a bigger scoop for the hood scoop. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 What if you put a Oliver on your hood scoop? IByodawgpicsofiheardyoulikelouverinyourhoodscoop X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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