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Boostdreamer

MAY 14, 10:42 AM

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Originally posted by fierogtlt1:

What's next..A hood tach with a shift light..?

No, but I've got an idea to take it to the next level as a possible one off for me.

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Jonathan

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2.5

MAY 14, 10:59 AM

Some thoughts. If some of the grille is not flow thru, that would be somewhat of an air dam, if that is of any concern. Air that does flow through, will it be more than an original Fiero nose? It looks like it could be. If so air outlets may be warranted, or it could be that headlight lid "pop up" could happen at an earlier speed than the infamous 100mph pop up.

Boostdreamer

MAY 14, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by coady:

i like it but think that the holes should be a little more rounded but not functional. the air should be allowed to flow up from the rad through the add on and out up by the window allowing for great air movement on the rad instead of forcing air down and causing the nose to want to rise at higher speeds. don't you think?
i love the fact that you guys are allowing us to be part of the planning and input our thoughts and ideas. also making sure that the finished product is more to the liking of a larger buyer group... very smart on your part!!!
keep up the great work!!!

That photoshop is just a quick rendering of an idea. It is not in final form at all. We've got Terry working on a picture for us that is close to being done. We'll post that here when it's ready.

You are right about the air flow. That is the whole idea for this "scoop". It will actually be a beauty cover for the holes in the hood. The idea is to allow the radiator air to escape up and over the car through the outlet at the cowl. Just like you said, to increase cooling air flow and to keep the nose down.

We appreciate the interest and ideas. Just talking about it allows our minds to think through details, etc. It is very helpful.

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Jonathan

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2.5

MAY 14, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by Boostdreamer:

You are right about the air flow. That is the whole idea for this "scoop". It will actually be a beauty cover for the holes in the hood. The idea is to allow the radiator air to escape up and over the car through the outlet at the cowl.

Sounds like you got it covered

I like the retro V nose 2 scoop look to the hood too.

[This message has been edited by 2.5 (edited 05-14-2013).]

Boostdreamer

MAY 14, 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by 2.5:

Some thoughts. If some of the grille is not flow thru, that would be somewhat of an air dam, if that is of any concern. Air that does flow through, will it be more than an original Fiero nose? It looks like it could be. If so air outlets may be warranted, or it could be that headlight lid "pop up" could happen at an earlier speed than the infamous 100mph pop up.

The radiator air flow comes in at a very low point on the car. See this pic of the bumper removed:

You can see there is just a big metal wall blocking the radiator at the top. All the air flows in at the bottom. Notice the nose of the yellow car. It was photoshoped from a stock Formula bumper. You can still see the factory inlets below the GTO grills. We will keep this as is or very similar.

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Jonathan

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coady

MAY 14, 11:11 AM

yup
looks like these guys have thought about all the scenarios. good work guys....
i am super stoked to see the next phase of sculpting to start....

CrazyDragn

MAY 14, 11:29 AM

As in the original picture where there is a downward hole in the hood, this is to allow air from the bottom of the car to flow upward to the hood.
The Hood Cover then allows for more transfer of air to speed it up using the two holes in the front and push it more fastly thru the cowl and over the windshield.
This would allow the air to travel with more speed in cooling for the radiator (in theory). The fan would help at idle but the faster you would go the cooler your radiator would be.

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