i have a 95 import wrx wagon ... i was wondering if anyone had opened up the two blanked off bonnet vents and if it gains anything like helping let the heat out ...

 

All you'll gain is a rusty battery tray

 

It lets the rain in...

 

good thanks ... i thought it would let the rain in ... just thought it might make the engine bay cooler lol

 

I was thinking that but only taking the one off over the induction kit filter though!

 

it would help suck out the hot engine air but it would let the rain in ,so there is the possibliity of the induction sucking water in .....this = bad things lol ,we repaired a tractor once that a farmer had washed with his hosepipe and the induction had sucked air in and the piston had hydrauliced..wasnt good granted its a lot more water but is it worth the risk ? i might leave mine blanked lol

 

To be honest your engine draws in thousands of gallons of air a minute at speed so only a tiny fraction fo that would pass through the vent into your "induction kit" personally I think engine bay moutned induction kits are a waste of money..

 

Took my induction side one out for the summer.....lets out enough hot air to cool the engine bay 10 degrees......wouldn't advise for winter so am going to cover up around september

 

i assumed it would cool it .helps stop the hot soak .... also a cold air feed straight to the air filter works awesome i did this on my vec and it increased the performance dramaticaly

 

my blanking plate above my battery is missing, anyone know where to buy em?!

 

eBay.co.uk: rally prodrive subaru impreza bonnet vents covers (item 290118594673 end time 25-May-07 14:45:50 BST)


These may help depending on the year you want

 

there the ones, cheers mate

 

think iv got a pair of gen subaru in the garage some where,,,

give you them for £10 posted,,,if i can find them ,there was off a 99 classic

stu

 

Something of a deviation here, but lateral thinking.....bear with me.....

if the vents were turned through 180 degrees and inserted further up the bonnet, say each side of the air scoop, then would they allow more hot air to escape ? Thinking along the lines of air being pushed through the engine bay with forward movement.

Reason for the thought is that I have a Forester and am toying with doing this but wondering if it will really be of any benefit in cooling the engine bay ?

Cheers

jbl

 

Pont taken Davey
It was already on the car when I got it though
As to the point of the water I was wondering about the rain bit tbh lol