Hello Buck:
I mentioned in a post a day or two ago that I do have my hood propped
open and it definitely vents air out at speed, and makes a difference.
It may help a bit in stop and go too, since all that hot air has some
way out, although that would be tough to prove.
Steve Sage
>
>
> An earlier post mentioned the theoretical disadvange to propping a
> hood open for engine compartment ventilation. (Reasoning that venting
> into a high pressure region is difficult) I'd like to point out that
> when a Tiger's hood latch is not operational, that a stock steel hood
> will "lift off" around 70mph (depending on headwind/tailwind). We
> discussed this at SUNI and the consensus is that it will only lift
> seveal inches and then levels out. However I have seen the light
> weight LAT hoods still lifting at 6" up, enough to force a race driver
> off the track. The lifting hoods indicate to me that a higher pressure
> can vent nicely into a high pressure area.
>
> Buck Trippel
>
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