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09-12-2003, 01:28 AM | #1 |
Scooby Guru
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Join Date: Sep 1999
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Location: Carol Stream, IL USA
Vehicle:MY05 PSM GGA !STOCK MY99 RS-RIP / MY95 MX-5 |
Pics of Homemade air deflector/splitter
On the hood with the scoop removed:
Under the hood: splitter out of car: Notes: My intercooler sits pretty far back. By bending the section in front of the top bulge instead of cutting it out, I was able to create a nice shelf which comes right up to the bottom edge of the intercooler core. The total open area in the rear half of the splitter is cut by the mounting tabs for the scoop. This doesn't affect cooling I think and I have no plans to cut the stock hood at all. I made the width of the openings just big enough for my core. I still have to rivet in the rubber spacers. I think I'll try some of the stock WRX material which I have lying around. The turbo, is now running hotter and heat soaking the intercooler more. Not a problem when the car is moving. I'll have to wrap the turbo to minimize underhood heat. Intercooler temps stays about 2 degrees cooler on average and cools the intercooler faster, as much as 20 seconds faster in one particular run. Measured using a TEC3 MAT sensor, with and without the splitter. This is good considering the excellent efficiency I already get with this intercooler, I normally see 3-5 degrees C difference from ambient while cruising.
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09-12-2003, 05:09 AM | #2 |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: socal
Vehicle:2002 wrx wagon |
very nicely made....i've always wanted to buy one..but figured that it was too expensive. what material did u make it out of and from where? good job sir.
-gary |
09-12-2003, 07:47 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: Aug 2002
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NESIC
Location: San Francisco
Vehicle:2002 BMW M Coupe Steel Gray |
It looks like its made out of the stock hood scoop block off plate.
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09-12-2003, 12:07 PM | #4 |
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Location: Ishpeming, MI
Vehicle:1998 Red Wagon New Turbo Project... |
Hey Andrew, gonna make me one? Looks good man.
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09-12-2003, 04:28 PM | #5 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 242
Join Date: Sep 1999
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Carol Stream, IL USA
Vehicle:MY05 PSM GGA !STOCK MY99 RS-RIP / MY95 MX-5 |
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-- This sucker is really working. I'm finding bugs squished into the fins now. This is after a year of driving with no bugs at all! Last edited by Revision; 09-12-2003 at 05:30 PM. |
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09-14-2003, 08:26 PM | #6 |
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Tri-State
Location: yonkers, ny
Vehicle:MY00 RS/STi7 MY01 RS Both Silverthorne |
I have one of those RS backing plates if anyone needs it. Or maybe I can mod it, do you have step by step pics?
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