pillboy 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 Gire is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It is still ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I find a man in uniform to be hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 this grille would compliment your louvers "its are birthdayz and we'zz wants its. Givess it to us" Its are Precious" :lol: We like the precious, we wants it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasAyinde Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 "its are birthdayz and we'zz wants its. Givess it to us" Its are Precious" :lol: We like the precious, we wants it. jesus christ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPU1 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I could see doing a cowled look, like the Mustang guys do for the very reason of heat extraction (and to fit monster superchargers atop their engines). Done well this could potentially look good, and cost a fortune... http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cervinis-cobra-r-hood-01.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 jesus christ... don't use my name in vain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 jesus christ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Yep its really my birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted June 11, 2012 Mega Users Share Posted June 11, 2012 This just got weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 not as weird as this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTDogg MA Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 From what I have found from looking. I believe that I have the only one with this mods. And I'm willing to bet that it'll stay that way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Like most mods it comes down to the owner and what they want. I may be the only LGT to have them added to the hood. The older ones already had them or was that the older WRX's??? Now I must look it up and yes I know they were much different in appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated Too laff79 Posted June 13, 2012 I Donated Too Share Posted June 13, 2012 you are quite the masochist, I must say. el oh el Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneDoubleN Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Car does have almost a 100,xxx on it and the louvers were painted this week. SO there might be a little difference. I am partially color blind so it matches to me. As to the "Why?" I have them on my Jeep and all the HWY driving I do they made a world of difference I have a muti-state trip in the near future to see how much a difference they make. on my Jeep it is Huge, so I have going for a little since these are a third the size that are on the jeep. That and I can say I am the only one. Newsflash: Your legacy is not a Jeep, nor will it overheat like one . You can keep rationalizing the expense as some functional item, but at the end of the day, it's 100% just for show and serves no purpose other than looking "cool".....well, to you anyway. And just because you can feel heat coming out of the holes you just cut in your hood, doesn't mean they're actually doing anything beneficial. We all have our own tastes, and that's fine, it's your car, but don't try and pass it off as having some benefit to your engine, because it really doesn't. It's more likely to cause problems with water than help anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Users LieutenantDan Posted June 13, 2012 Mega Users Share Posted June 13, 2012 It was the 2.5RS by the way. I also believe they were plugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meier motor sports Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Can't wait to see an ARB bumper with winch and hi lift jack mounted on the hood. Is okay, jeep guys do it. http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/RuskiSi/24933-lg.jpg http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa469/RuskiSi/arb.jpg http://www.subaxtreme.com.au/images/large/OB-044-Prem-White-3.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Newsflash: Your legacy is not a Jeep, nor will it overheat like one . You can keep rationalizing the expense as some functional item, but at the end of the day, it's 100% just for show and serves no purpose other than looking "cool".....well, to you anyway. And just because you can feel heat coming out of the holes you just cut in your hood, doesn't mean they're actually doing anything beneficial. We all have our own tastes, and that's fine, it's your car, but don't try and pass it off as having some benefit to your engine, because it really doesn't. It's more likely to cause problems with water than help anything. I see your point on it not being a jeep. Tastes are different from person to person so yes I agree again. As for having issues or problems from water not likely. I am more likely to have problems in the winter from having it lowered. For function it dose work and the cross section of cars that run these or very similar items has been proven to work. So just because you don think they do the physics behind them says other wise. Being that they are a smaller size they will do less then the larger ones. I never said they had huge or big gains. They have a small benefit and that's all I was going for when I put them on. If they did not work and were just for looks I would have gotten the very cheap plastic ones and used double side tape to stick them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 http://www.subaxtreme.com.au/images/large/OB-044-Prem-White-3.jpg Nice you even paint matched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneDoubleN Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 For function it dose work and the cross section of cars that run these or very similar items has been proven to work. So just because you don think they do the physics behind them says other wise. 1) Make sense please 2) What is your definition of them working? Adding power? Preventing engine overheating? Because they will do none of these things on a legacy. You might as well have gone the plastic route and saved yourself some money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 1) Make sense please 2) What is your definition of them working? Adding power? Preventing engine overheating? Because they will do none of these things on a legacy. You might as well have gone the plastic route and saved yourself some money. 1) I mean that if Louvers did nothing then they would not be used to help reduce underhood temps. Which there are plenty of documented cases where they do just that. My LGT did not have an overheating problem, I wanted to keep it that way and to help the heat that builds in the engine bay on long trips escape faster. I have seen some people use them to "add" performance. By facing them forward to have air go directly on there air intake. Not sure if it dose or not. I have not seen before and after Dyno numbers. 2) On the next car I put them on I will do like I saw a guy do with his new challenger. Take temp reading on 3 different places in his engine bay before and after. The change that he saw was 10 degrees. His set up is different then mine same idea reduce underhood temps. Louvers are and have been used for year on cars, trucks etc. to reduce underhood temps. If you do a little research you would see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 a turbo heatshield and blanket wouldn't accomplished very noticable improvements in under hood temps, and wouldn't look hideous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Daddy Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 a turbo heatshield and blanket wouldn't accomplished very noticable improvements in under hood temps, and wouldn't look hideous A Turbo heat shield would have been a good idea. I never looked at a turbo wrap or blanket. So in the future I might. I know that the looks are not for everyone. So far the comments I have gotten from people who have seen my set up in person have liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOneDoubleN Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 1) I mean that if Louvers did nothing then they would not be used to help reduce underhood temps. Which there are plenty of documented cases where they do just that. My LGT did not have an overheating problem, I wanted to keep it that way and to help the heat that builds in the engine bay on long trips escape faster. I have seen some people use them to "add" performance. By facing them forward to have air go directly on there air intake. Not sure if it dose or not. I have not seen before and after Dyno numbers. 2) On the next car I put them on I will do like I saw a guy do with his new challenger. Take temp reading on 3 different places in his engine bay before and after. The change that he saw was 10 degrees. His set up is different then mine same idea reduce underhood temps. Louvers are and have been used for year on cars, trucks etc. to reduce underhood temps. If you do a little research you would see this. I'm not saying louvers don't work or aren't necessary in the correct application (if you read what I was saying, you would see this), I'm saying they have no purpose on a legacy. They might do something on a truck, or a car with a big engine, like a challenger, but they don't on a Subaru Legacy. I can see you've already done the mental gymnastics to convince yourself otherwise, so I won't bother belaboring this point anymore. Btw, lowering your underhood ambient temp by 10 degrees will not only have a negligible effect, but it also certainly doesn't justify cutting up your hood to look "teh hardcore". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bmx045 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 i'm tired of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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