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colVR4
17-05-2006, 02:08 PM
So, do you get an outrageous one that loses all the sleeper factor or a subtle one that is there just to get some more gee gees?

What do you think? Here in true Photoshop style, 3 to choose from.

WildCards
17-05-2006, 02:09 PM
Left :thumbsup: and right :2thumbsup but not the middle one uurgh!

colVR4
17-05-2006, 02:11 PM
Knocked these 3 up in about 10 minutes (not that you can tell) but I do like that bottom one......its got me to a thinkin' :P

WildCards
17-05-2006, 02:18 PM
To be truthful Col, i've been thinking something along similiar lines to that third one ever since I saw an S2000 bonnet in an article. A louvred bonnet, mmm

colVR4
17-05-2006, 02:26 PM
I think that it would suit our car very well, and would still make it quite subtle

ritch_w
17-05-2006, 02:49 PM
The Vee's bonnet vent looks to be the one of choice now - it just looks so cool on Andy's car :)

Wouter
17-05-2006, 02:52 PM
Option 1! :thumbsup:

glover
17-05-2006, 04:40 PM
I like the louvres on the bottom one, nice.

pezza
17-05-2006, 04:50 PM
The louvered bonnet is the one for me too, a bit retroish too but suits well...

Also that may be most effective in terms of heat dispersion? Hmm the amount of heat haze from the VR4 engine bay may obscure your vision tho :D :thinking:

caishanvr4
17-05-2006, 04:50 PM
First one looks best by a mile however can you photo shop the same vents that andys got on your car colvr4? I strongly believe that the colour of your car makes a vent look good or not so good /Hmmm

Spirit
17-05-2006, 05:05 PM
The second one is certainly interesting, and would be unique in VR4 circles - but I prefer the first one overall.

The Vee
17-05-2006, 05:09 PM
for me it would still be the evo style/pan /pan
but of the 3 there it'd be the first one. No2 has to be a nono. No3 the jury's out for now. certainly it's different.

pezza
17-05-2006, 05:12 PM
The second one is certainly interesting, and would be unique in VR4 circles - but I prefer the first one overall.

Yup the 2nd is OK too...may frighten a few cars in front of you, when viewed in their rear view mirror.. just need the red flaps that open and close when you rev... hot rod style /yes :2thumbsup

Paul Beazer
17-05-2006, 05:40 PM
No.2 looks like a chav litterbin job! No.1 or the vees evo type one i'd say. No.3 looks a little too fussy and surely it would create more drag?

BraindG
17-05-2006, 06:06 PM
I personally think, less is more.. I like the idea of small vents at front, like dereks.. and a vent like Reds but right at the back of the bonnet, by the wipers..

Wodjno
17-05-2006, 06:51 PM
I do like number 1. But i think that 1 & 2 are not going to be of much use on our cars, except for looks. They are a set up better used for a blower or a boxer engine like the Skubes :thinking: But on our type of set up i don't think you would get any effective cooling whatsoever. The 3rd 1 would be best for venting hot air, but i don't like it IMHO :thinking:

colVR4
17-05-2006, 07:41 PM
Working on a couple more images at the moment, but I still like no 3. I am looking for something subtle, has good venting capabilities for our cars engine in the areas that it matters most, and isn't on every Tom, Dick and Harry's car.

Kieran
17-05-2006, 07:45 PM
The louvres idea has some potential. Maybe not so many, but I like the concept!

colVR4
17-05-2006, 08:05 PM
Whatyathink?

WildCards
17-05-2006, 08:11 PM
Whatyathink?

Get your coat /pan /pan /pan

Spirit
17-05-2006, 08:55 PM
Err........no Col /Grrr

bradc
17-05-2006, 09:00 PM
I've always liked this bonnet. The vents at the front are very similar to the ones on my bonnet, but the vents at the back add a lot IMHO

bradc
17-05-2006, 09:13 PM
That bonnet also lets you go really fast :D

BraindG
17-05-2006, 09:58 PM
now, that bonnet i like.. not in yer face.. you have to be at a certain agnle to understand whats going on.. looks good.. for a computer game :D

pezza
17-05-2006, 10:20 PM
Now that, I like brad! :2thumbsup /yes

colVR4
17-05-2006, 11:55 PM
Like the vents at the back but the main vent is still a bit OTT for my liking. I am worried about the rain water getting in and rusting lots of my engine gubbins. From what I have seen on various threads throughout the car club world, it is better to have an EXIT for hot air than a OPENING for cold air.

That is why I think I am going to go for the vented option. I like the idea of vents rather than scoops as well to give a more stealthy look.

bradc
18-05-2006, 12:24 AM
The vents on my bonnet are in a similar place to the ones on that skyline, rain just drops down onto the front turbo pipe and into the small space between the radiator and the engine, with a little bit going onto the front turbo heat shield. The big advantage is that the radiator blows all of it's air straight out the vent

You See
18-05-2006, 07:39 AM
I like brad! :2thumbsup /yes
/haz

pezza
18-05-2006, 08:34 AM
/haz

Hey hey, don't take that out of context /pan

I bet it wouldnt be cheap to manufacture and design your own one off bonnet tho..

bradc
18-05-2006, 08:52 AM
Hey hey, don't take that out



sure

Brunty
18-05-2006, 08:59 AM
Hi Col,

Gotta be no. 1

2 and 3 look like bits of ventilation duct that you can buy in B&Q!

You did no. 4 for a joke right? :2thumbsup

colVR4
18-05-2006, 10:57 AM
Brunty, you have hurt my feelings :( You don't like no 4?????











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