Bonnet Vents

[Tazzy]

anyone got bonnet vents on their nova? if so, are they functional or show? was just curious!

cheerz!

[mikey14sr]

I had some side vents from the rear quarters of a nissan bluebird on the bonnet of my last nova, they were fully functional, as I cut the holes in the bonnet to the same shape as the panel I removed them from. They were turned around 180 degrees to feed air passing over the bonnet straight to the air filter. On the bonnet before that I had metro vents cut and welded in the front corners, Unfortunately I dont have any pics of either bonnet.
A friend of mine has a phase 1 renault 19 16v vent on the front right corner feeding air to the filter on his GSI, again the hole was cut to match the one on the origional car. Doing the vents this way needs some time and patience but imo the results can be stunning.

[mikey14sr]

Pics of the bluebird and 19 vents as they sit on the origional cars;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/mickyd79/Blubirdvent.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/mickyd79/1916vvent.jpg

[R1CH]

I got Cool Louvres to press some in to my old Nova bonnet, you'd be suprised how much cooler it runs !
A few pics ...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00310.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/ricmetcalf/DSC00309.jpg

Cost about ?200 plus paint !!

Rich

[mikey14sr]

This is what I did with the metro vents,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/mickyd79/austin_metro_03.jpg
Similar to what cool louvres can do, but I had the time, equipment and bits so did it myself.
If I get a new bonnet for my current nova I might do the bluebird vents again, but flushed and smoothed-in.

[Iain]

I got Cool Louvres to press some in to my old Nova bonnet,

So you send off your bonnet to Cool Louvres and they stamp those in for you? Looks good. :thumb:

[R1CH]

Yeah just packed my bonnet in a huge box and sent it to them, think they also do a service where you drive to them (Southampton) and they'll stamp your bonnet / wings while your there. They also supply ready stamped bonnets.

Rich

[mikey14sr]

Dont they have to remove the paint from the area they're stamping as it will only crack anyway?

[SRlew]

iv got a set of astra GTE vents that im thinking of putting into a carbon bonnet but aint got a clue how to go about fixing them down.

lew

[Rich]

Cut the holes out to shape and they slot in. Mine are glued in place

I will get a picture of my bonnet vents tomorrow mk2 astra gte ones :)

[SRlew]

yer get a pic up. those Louvred bonnets look wicked.

[novamadcars]

thay do dont thay srlew

[R1CH]

Dont they have to remove the paint from the area they're stamping as it will only crack anyway?

No they just stamp them with all the paint on, when i got it back they'd just sprayed some primer over the louvres where they'd stamped thru, when i took it to the body shop they had to fill / skim a few areas around the louvres coz there was quiet a few small dents where they'd stamped them.

Rich

[Rich]

http://www.rctd.ft6.com/uploads/gtevents.jpg

My mk2 astra gte vents :thumb:

[mikey14sr]

Thats just about the same place as that renault vent I mentioned, I'll have to get a pic of that one this weekend I think.

[SRlew]

hey they look good mate. am still deciding if i should put them in my standard bonnet or a carbon fibre one.

[novamadcars]

srlew defently get them in your carbon bonnet

[probert_nova]

my old vent was a one-off, totally functional but sent the engine bay rusty.
having another made similar.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/probert_nova/white%20nova/Picture_0041.jpg

[novamadcars]

i did like you old nova probert nova shame its dead now

[Tazzy]

im unsure whether to have vents or not!

[letmelive]

im wanting a vent on mine but i dunno which one

[General Baxter]

yer get a pic up. those Louvred bonnets look wicked.

ok...... and the wings on the gray one ;)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/IM000627.jpg

[Jack]

im wanting a vent on mine but i dunno which one
Function over form, stick one where it'll pull air into the air filter; or run a CAI feed from it to the filter.