Has anybody done side vents instead of hood vents ?
Pictures?, ideas?, performance vs hood vent?
Thanks !
Pictures?, ideas?, performance vs hood vent?
Thanks !
Side Vents ? anybody ?
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There's some nice ones on newer Land Rovers that might work, they have a side blinker in them as well that tempts me.
I know cdan was working on an idea, not sure how far he got though.
I know cdan was working on an idea, not sure how far he got though.
I was thining of using 60 series vents in my fenders.
saw an '80 up in lake tahoe with side vents. don't think they were land rover parts but they did look good.
What is the point of hood/side vents in an 80 series? There's no intercooler or anything under the hood that needs airflow. Or is there something I'm missing?
Heat dissipation. Down here in the South Carolina summer heat it gets pretty hot especially with an ARB front bumper, winch & lights. I actually had to remove my lights for the summer in order to keep my coolant temp down to a reasonable level.
These vents would allow some of the heat to escape. Although I'm not too sure how effective the side vents are versus the hood vents, given heat rises. They must work to some extent though or they probablly wouldn't be on production vehicles. Probabally a combination of the two would yield the best results.
I too was thinking of using 60 Series side vents, in addition to hood vents, but am unsure of how the side vents would actually look.
Does anyone have any experience with doing this?
These vents would allow some of the heat to escape. Although I'm not too sure how effective the side vents are versus the hood vents, given heat rises. They must work to some extent though or they probablly wouldn't be on production vehicles. Probabally a combination of the two would yield the best results.
I too was thinking of using 60 Series side vents, in addition to hood vents, but am unsure of how the side vents would actually look.
Does anyone have any experience with doing this?
Remember side vents on Land Rovers are to bring air in, not let air out
They will work as vent-outs on LC's, however, and they are best placed at the far rear of the quarter, as there are exits to the quarter in the engine bay corners.
HTH
Scott J
94 FZJ80 Supercharged
Hoodvented
i spoke with a wise man once, who informed me that these kind of "mods" are unnessesary. Mr. T did a pretty good job of designing the cruiser, and even in the heat of the phoenix area, little needs to be done aside from upkeep. make sure the seal is on the front of the hood, and there is foam along the top/front of the radiator, the plate is still intact above the steering sabilizer, and your clutch fan is working properly, and the rest is up to the gods!
there really is not a lot under the hoods of these things to block air flow, i mean, they are pretty open. so IMHO hood and side vents are not really useful, unless you are going for the bling factor. if so, sweet!
.02, over and out!
there really is not a lot under the hoods of these things to block air flow, i mean, they are pretty open. so IMHO hood and side vents are not really useful, unless you are going for the bling factor. if so, sweet!
.02, over and out!
Trust Land Rover to do things bass ackwards.
Their vents (intakes?) are at the very far rear of the quarter, so you'd only be cutting on one side to make them work. That's one of the reason why it caught my eye, the 60's or other ones (Fords, etc) would need to cut a hole vs carving out one end of the fender.
Oh if only that were true.
If our rigs were in tip top shape, absolutely. But add a little sludge in the radiator, coolant that's perhaps a few thousand miles overdue for a change, a 15 year old clutch fan, extra weight, lots of things to block heat, etc, etc, etc.....
It's all too easy for our rigs to run too warm.
I agree with Ebag333. 80 series run hot, plain and simple. 220+ F coolant temps are hot in my opinion. I know this because every other vehicle I have ever owned (4 have been Toyota's) has NEVER had a hood that was too hot to touch & open after driving. This is way too hot in my opinion & tells me their is a problem with the design of the airflow.
Even with a recent radiator change, a new thermostat, fresh Toyota Red coolant & a properly working fan clutch, the coolant temps changed very little untill I removed the Auxillary lights on the ARB. This brought the temps down to 193-200F under normal driving conditions.
LC4life - Do you have any pics of an 80 with 60 side vents?
Even with a recent radiator change, a new thermostat, fresh Toyota Red coolant & a properly working fan clutch, the coolant temps changed very little untill I removed the Auxillary lights on the ARB. This brought the temps down to 193-200F under normal driving conditions.
LC4life - Do you have any pics of an 80 with 60 side vents?
AFinn, you must of been talking to Mr. Toolman huh?
Off the show room floor that is true but lots of us now have a winch, aux lights, dual batteries, and a supercharger.
I don't have any pics of an 80 with 60 vents, but I saw one and it looked good especially since they were painted black.
I also agree these rigs are inclined to run warm if everything is not top notch, and even then, if you are heavy, have lights, or tow you have to do extra things to get the headroom in the cooling system in order to prevent overheating. I know for me that when my fan clutch engages and I am going slow towing or wheeling it sure seems like there is no way for the large amount of air being pulled into the engine compartment to exit as efficiently as is could. I have felt air escaping around the hood gaps in instances like this. I would think hood or fender vents would have a benefit in reducing the pressure under the hood and allowing more air to come in through the radiator.
I also agree these rigs are inclined to run warm if everything is not top notch, and even then, if you are heavy, have lights, or tow you have to do extra things to get the headroom in the cooling system in order to prevent overheating. I know for me that when my fan clutch engages and I am going slow towing or wheeling it sure seems like there is no way for the large amount of air being pulled into the engine compartment to exit as efficiently as is could. I have felt air escaping around the hood gaps in instances like this. I would think hood or fender vents would have a benefit in reducing the pressure under the hood and allowing more air to come in through the radiator.
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x2, I removed my winch for some maintenance, and man ! the temp drop was dramatic without the Winch.
i've always gone pick'n'pull hunting for hood vents to help with these issues. I always use hood vents from late 80s/early 90s trans ams. The are super easy to put in and very functional. you can also always find them for about 2 bucks a pair. you could always use a pair of 40 series kickout vents ( or whatever they are called) that are used to bring outside air into the cabin from the side and just flip them and open them when you need to exhaust additional heat. they're diamond plated in this picture, but you get the picture.
you could probably even build a cabling system to open them from inside the cab.
you could probably even build a cabling system to open them from inside the cab.
Have the S/C here and always thinking of ways to reduce heatsoak, increase cooling.
One earlier post by blarsen covers having an intercooler setup under the hood with a Subaru "scoop" which is definitely one way to cool things off for us SC owners...not sure if there is really any space or place for a single or dual SMICs, and FMICs some times are counter-productive, as it would need to be in front of the radiator in our configurations.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/149478-intercooler-trd-supercharger.html
Baktash, how about we do some R&D for some cooling options for both the NA and SC crowd? Scoops, louvres, intercoolers, all options should be on the table...of course, once the kinks are worked out of the SS exhaust system and it is well into production.
One earlier post by blarsen covers having an intercooler setup under the hood with a Subaru "scoop" which is definitely one way to cool things off for us SC owners...not sure if there is really any space or place for a single or dual SMICs, and FMICs some times are counter-productive, as it would need to be in front of the radiator in our configurations.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/149478-intercooler-trd-supercharger.html
Baktash, how about we do some R&D for some cooling options for both the NA and SC crowd? Scoops, louvres, intercoolers, all options should be on the table...of course, once the kinks are worked out of the SS exhaust system and it is well into production.
Have the S/C here and always thinking of ways to reduce heatsoak, increase cooling.
One earlier post by blarsen covers having an intercooler setup under the hood with a Subaru "scoop" which is definitely one way to cool things off for us SC owners...not sure if there is really any space or place for a single or dual SMICs, and FMICs some times are counter-productive, as it would need to be in front of the radiator in our configurations.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/149478-intercooler-trd-supercharger.html
Baktash, how about we do some R&D for some cooling options for both the NA and SC crowd? Scoops, louvres, intercoolers, all options should be on the table...of course, once the kinks are worked out of the SS exhaust system and it is well into production.
We can definitely do something. I'll tell you this though, a top mounted air to air intercooler on a vehicle like this is not going to perform well at all and will not be worth the effort. The only top mount solution that would make sense in an 80 series is an air to water. There's definitely room for one or two side mounts if we get fancy with the mounting and the end tanks. I'll have to look further into this to see what sort of options we have without getting too ridiculously expensive.
On the topic of side vents and hood vents, they will do very little in the way of reducing under hood temperatures or nothing at all on an 80 series. if you get really crazy with duct work and vent/flap angles and things of that nature, it could help a little, but probably not worth the effort. For the naturally aspirated guys, the best choice is to simply add a large electric fan to the radiator, and make sure that your cooling system is functioning properly.
Not entirely true. Several people have seen good results with hood vents mounted towards the rear of the hood.
It's not going to do a ton, but it'll be a bit of an improvement.
Agreed.
Any threads with data to back it up?
