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jeff_man Jul 12, 2010 03:44 PM

In car air flow
 
Any one have any ingenious ways of getting more air flow in the car? i know naca duct / flip out vent winds. was thinking about trying to run some ducting to the drivers foot well from where the blower motor sucks air from under the hood. maybe add a 12v pc fan to add airflow but then realized water will get in there sooner or later and mess up my fan.

also all the naca ducts i have found sit ~2" in from the steering wheel =(


added, not talking about cooling for the track, i have a plan for naca ducks, cool shit. talking sitting in traffic when i have to move the car to and from the track or take it to get shit done to it. texas summers suck

Braineack Jul 12, 2010 03:46 PM

cool breeze scoop!

Bryce Jul 12, 2010 03:52 PM

Cool breeze air scoop FTW!

jeff_man Jul 12, 2010 03:55 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 600370)
cool breeze scoop!


Originally Posted by Bryce (Post 600381)
Cool breeze air scoop FTW!

hard top and i don't surf club roster :jerkit:

WonTon Jul 12, 2010 03:57 PM

im thinking about running some ducting into the foot well area. and getting one of them electric valve thingies to open and close it as needed.

Splitime Jul 12, 2010 04:00 PM

Chop hole in hardtop... install RV/UPS truck style vent.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/...bbbfc3e8f1.jpg

Braineack Jul 12, 2010 04:04 PM

they used to make a side scoop for the window...guess not anymore.

Bond Jul 12, 2010 04:09 PM

Take the window out of the HT

hustler Jul 12, 2010 04:11 PM


Originally Posted by Bryce (Post 600381)
Cool breeze air scoop FTW!

You can attach it to the side windows and it works.

jeff_man Jul 12, 2010 04:27 PM

rear glass is staying on the ht, not cutting the ht, that will all happen when i find a fucked up ugly one, not destrying a good ht.

i'm getting triangle replacement winds with vent/ducting so no side cool breeze needed

kotomile Jul 12, 2010 04:44 PM

I undo the velcro on my uniform top and stick my arm out the window. Very effective for military types, I see people doing it all over town.

Miataroadster shows their vented windows as "backordered until July", and they wouldn;t stick into the car at all, hardly. If you wanted something more hardcore, what about using a NACA duct on the underside of a splitter and routing the air into the footwell?

Splitime Jul 12, 2010 04:47 PM

Stick leg out window, pants inflate... win...

jeff_man Jul 12, 2010 05:00 PM

i might just cut a hole in my door and install a naca duct in the door it's self. like this but more aimed in to the car.

http://www.revlimiter.net/mods/pix/sc_intake6.jpg




or

my my power inverter and

http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/...-turbo-fan.jpg

curly Jul 12, 2010 07:49 PM

https://www.miataturbo.net/showthrea...ht=naca&page=2

These were ~$30ish shipped for the pair, as the post says, it took me about 2 hours for the driver side, and an hour for the passenger side, although I f'ed up and put passenger side too low. I used scraps of lexan I had left over from my hard top window job, so it was nice and cheap.

I've never noticed them being too close to the steering wheel btw. They work amazingly, even at 10mph. I use a cap from a spray can to cover them when it's chilly out.

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levnubhin Jul 12, 2010 09:31 PM

When I had my Hardtop I was really close to puttind a sunroof in it. There's one on eBay that also lifts up in the front to allow air in.
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chicksdigmiatas Jul 12, 2010 09:36 PM


Originally Posted by kotomile (Post 600425)
I undo the velcro on my uniform top and stick my arm out the window. Very effective for military types, I see people doing it all over town.

Miataroadster shows their vented windows as "backordered until July", and they wouldn;t stick into the car at all, hardly. If you wanted something more hardcore, what about using a NACA duct on the underside of a splitter and routing the air into the footwell?


+1 The AF calls it combat ready. Not sure why, it isn't like but a few jobs do shit. I have held an m16/m4 3 times in my life. Its not like we do shit. Anyways, it vents air into the uniform fairly well. So that works. But forizzle. A naca duct will fit into the window. I test fitted mine there before i did something retarded with it.

jeff_man Jul 12, 2010 10:21 PM


Originally Posted by curly (Post 600515)
https://www.miataturbo.net/showthrea...ht=naca&page=2

These were ~$30ish shipped for the pair, as the post says, it took me about 2 hours for the driver side, and an hour for the passenger side, although I f'ed up and put passenger side too low. I used scraps of lexan I had left over from my hard top window job, so it was nice and cheap.

I've never noticed them being too close to the steering wheel btw. They work amazingly, even at 10mph. I use a cap from a spray can to cover them when it's chilly out.

~$30 from where, i have only found them for $77

sixace Jul 12, 2010 11:17 PM


Originally Posted by Splitime (Post 600428)
Stick leg out window, pants inflate... win...

This is also how Hustler does point-by's. Double win.

bellwilliam Jul 12, 2010 11:31 PM

http://www.trackhq.com/forums/f195/d...-ice-box-3260/
do a cool suit.

or this: http://www.attwoodmarine.com/store/category/ventilation
http://www.suzukaracing.com/1%20Blower.html
http://www.detmarcorp.com/blowers.htm
I've used to run a fan inside to my helmet, this is the same fan NASCAR guys run on their brakes.


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