Chris Wiltshire Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 Hello, So now the cold nights are coming in ive noticed that the zed runs a lot better at night due to the cold dense air... I haven't done any cooling mods yet but would like to see what you recommend, After market radiators? Mishimoto, AMS? Do these make a difference? Oil coolers? Are these mainly for track? Vented bonnets?? Quote
Billy_Taj Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) The car runs better because of cold air being burnt. Cold air is denser. So more air or oxygen in the cylinder means a bigger bang. All that other stuff you listed will make the engine cooler but none of that is really anything to do with the combustion. I could be wrong. A lot of smart guys on here and they will probably tell you I am wrong. Edited October 9, 2015 by Billy_Taj Quote
tommoger Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 The car runs better because of cold air being burnt. Cold air is denser. So more air or oxygen in the cylinder means a bigger bang. All that other stuff you listed will make the engine cooler but none of that is really anything to do with the combustion. I could be wrong. A lot of smart guys on here and they will probably tell you I am wrong. Correct Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
ZeppoJeff Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Could always get a cooling panel which directs all the cold air in to the intake Quote
davey_83 Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 i thought the cooling panels were mainly for the radiator.......................... Quote
ZeppoJeff Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 I thought they were for both radiator and intake. Blocks off the big hole where bonnet catch is allowing more air cool to flow through radiator and intake...no? Quote
Jetpilot Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 As above, air intake temp is the key, not the engine running cooler. Fi'd cars are a lot more susceptible to intake temps, hence intercoolers and on my rx7's I used to run water injection. Quote
ZMANALEX Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 Fit an intercooler and all the other stuff that goes with it. 3 Quote
Chris Wiltshire Posted October 9, 2015 Author Posted October 9, 2015 Fit an intercooler and all the other stuff that goes with it. Aha wish I could Quote
Chris Wiltshire Posted October 9, 2015 Author Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Apart from the dense air wouldn't keeping the engine bay cooler help with performance? I thought vented bonnets would help in reducing the amount of hot air under the bonnet which in effect has more oxygen in the air due to it being cooler? Few times I've lifted the bonnet after a drive and the heat from the bay is crazy hot. Edited October 9, 2015 by Chris Wiltshire Quote
ZMANALEX Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 What air filter or induction kit are you running at present? Quote
brillomaster Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 if the engine isn't overheating then its at the correct operating temperature. adding bonnet vents may reduce the amount of cooling that the radiator will need to do and perhaps put a smidge less load through the water pump, but the engine will still run at the same temperature. What you need to do is increase the amount of cold air getting into the engine, and to do that you need a well designed, well shielded cold air induction kit. as mentioned, cold air = denser air, more air + more fuel = bigger bang. Quote
Chris Wiltshire Posted October 9, 2015 Author Posted October 9, 2015 What air filter or induction kit are you running at present? Running the standard 06 airbox with the velocity stack and standard panel filter, was thinking of HKS filters etc but not sure on the filtering side Quote
ZMANALEX Posted October 9, 2015 Posted October 9, 2015 The 06 oem air box with the VS is the best for the job. HKS, Cosworth, K&N, will all do the job. Quote
GeorgeW Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 if the engine isn't overheating then its at the correct operating temperature. adding bonnet vents may reduce the amount of cooling that the radiator will need to do and perhaps put a smidge less load through the water pump, but the engine will still run at the same temperature. What you need to do is increase the amount of cold air getting into the engine, and to do that you need a well designed, well shielded cold air induction kit. as mentioned, cold air = denser air, more air + more fuel = bigger bang. Do it for looks, My car has a CF vented bonnet, and after a frisky drive it looks like a dragon with heated nostrils 1 Quote
fake ben taylor Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Im juat waiting on some parts and building an induction kit for mine thats 3.5inch diameter all the way through and will sit the filter in front of the rad in the cold airflow from the fronf of the car That with a remap will help performance - remap needed as maf housing will be bigger. Quote
Tricky-Ricky Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 Anything that gets air from outside the car is going to help, that's why the std air box is probably the best option unless you want to come up with a better air box and feed design yourself, if you notice the small difference in performance with colder air, then it may be worth you fitting a water injection system, however to get the best from it would probably need mapping for. I was originally going to fit a WI system but decided I wouldn't really notice enough to make it worthwhile. Quote
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