Modded inspection flap ideas

[chartoo]

I was thinking the other day and mucking around with a few ideas to do with my inspection flaps. I always wanted some vented ones that i saw at showcase bodyparts on the web but the guy didnt return my emails.

So i had an old buggered windscreen vent and cut them out and put them on top of my inspection flaps. Welded in i think they might look good and they would let air out of the engine bay also. I want to remove the smaller edge vents of this panel also to flow better with the lines of the bonnet.

What do you think?

[mtopxsecret6]

does the engine bay really get that hot? Is it really worth having water getting all over your battery and electrics? To be honest.. looks too unneeded bling to me.

[Zedman240]

I can tell you through experience, getting hot air out from under the bonnet does help. Those vents should make a difference. With my EFI setup, I had a intake air temp sensor in the engine bay and with a non fluted bonnet, on a 26 degree day, under bonnet temps would be around 40-50C. The moment I attached a fluted bonnet, temps would be around 4-5 degrees above ambient. Of course if I was stationary it would climb slowly but we don't race or drive parked in our driveway...

[gav240z]

An old topic but I was looking at this again and came across a similar article:
http://zclub.net/forum/general-discussion/8817-vented-240z-260z-inspection-flaps.html

I like the idea of putting them in the flaps since they can easily be reversed if needed.

[Six_Shooter]

Hmmm... I just happen to have some extra inspection covers AND cowl panels....

[620Z]

I have seen some from the States that looked pretty good. But not a fan of the mock up you have there. Not sure vents on the bonnet and on the flaps might look a bit much. But that comes down to personal taste.