Ryan.G Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Has anyone got one of these fitted if so pics Also what was fitment like Ryan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyknox Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Not the best of pictures, but there is a video link where you can see it better: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=122324 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 lol Getting those temps down Ryan:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 the fit and shut lines look very good on that, best i've seen for a none OEM bonnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 nice, does Paul still sell these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 lol Getting those temps down Ryan Its very similar to yours mate and i thought that looked spot on plus worked very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyknox Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 the fit and shut lines look very good on that, best i've seen for a none OEM bonnet Cheers Rich, we have Dave at Central Cars to thank for that mate...lots of hard work getting it to look like that! You can actually see how on pic 1, the fit is not great, but pic 2 looks a nice fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyknox Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 nice, does Paul still sell these? Yep, think so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Ryan, we've discussed this a few times now, but I do question a little the design of that bonnet in terms of reducing AIT's. Firstly, I would appear that it will allow some heat flow out of the bonnet while the car is at idle or in very slow moving traffic, however I fail to see how it can make a major reduction in under bonnet temps once the car is moving at say 30mph+ As we saw from out data logs with the stock bonnet and no custom venting, the AIT's stay high even after a few minutes of higher speed driving. I can't see how the tony vents on this bonnet will allow much heat to escape, especially as the vents are before the major heat source (manifold & turbo). Wouldn't it be better to have some sort of forced air intake above the filter to allow cold air to flow directly onto the filter, rather than a tiny vent to allow a small amount of hot air out under only low speed conditions? BTW: Not I'm not criticising the Whifbitz bonnet as it does look nice. I'm just trying to find the best solution for reducing AIT's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 The vents on the Whifbitz bonnet should create a vacume as air passes over them, thus pulling the hot air from within the engine bay area, as speed increases so should this affect. A similar affect use to be acheived with the stock bonnet by putting spacers on the hinge bolts that raised the rear creating a gap along the windscreen area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geneb Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 The vents on the Whifbitz bonnet should create a vacume as air passes over them, thus pulling the hot air from within the engine bay area, as speed increases so should this affect. A similar affect use to be acheived with the stock bonnet by putting spacers on the hinge bolts that raised the rear creating a gap along the windscreen area. well thats something i didnt know, nice one:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 The vents on the Whifbitz bonnet should create a vacume as air passes over them, thus pulling the hot air from within the engine bay area, as speed increases so should this affect Damn you Wes beat me to it again I do agree tho daryl that the vents are before the turbo and intake manifold but the vacuum created really does pull that hot air out. On mr keefs car who has a bonnet very similar when mapping his car we pulled into the petrol station and temps barely increased and then on the road they were down almost instant. Just so you know on the way to the rolling road i was seeing around 45c at intake manifold and keefs was only like 34c. And this is the same with charlie's car also, Both have aftermarket bonnets. I have helped my intake temp by some advise of charlie by placing the airfilter high in the bumper and i have also put 3mm washer to raise bonnet as wes has said but still not what i would call ideal. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Raising the rear of a bonnet is used quite often, but does bugger all at normal road speeds, due to the angle of the screen, the only way to test vents etc is with a Manometer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geneb Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Raising the rear of a bonnet is used quite often, but does bugger all at normal road speeds, due to the angle of the screen, the only way to test vents etc is with a Manometer. Manometer? what you get a man with a flag to sit on your bonnet at speed? wow sounds dangerous to me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Manometer? what you get a man with a flag to sit on your bonnet at speed? wow sounds dangerous to me!!! LOL Manometer = air pressure meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Bump Anyone with any more pics of this bonnet on their car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyh_15 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 07 bump nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Best looking aftermarket bonnet IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Best looking aftermarket bonnet IMO That goes to the do-luck imo. 'tis a nice bonnet though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Best looking aftermarket bonnet IMO That's what I'm thinking, TS is very in your face, something that I'm trying to avoid on my car, this is light and subtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 That's what I'm thinking, TS is very in your face, something that I'm trying to avoid on my car, this is light and subtle Best pic I can find Lovely and subtle Have a look on Whifbitz website in the photo gallery for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 There are tons of pics on my website here http://www.garagewhifbitz.co.uk/index.php?/Table/standard-content/mutli-media/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Best pic I can find http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/j_s14a/7ef89f13.jpg Lovely and subtle Have a look on Whifbitz website in the photo gallery for more. Yeah they're all stickered up though, I was hoping for a street car, like more of johnnyknoxs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 There are some on our cars before we put the stickers on here, Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34677838419&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=34677838419&v=photos&so=75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 It doesn't come with the airvent normally, we added that on, can be done if needed at an extra cost. http://www.garagewhifbitz.co.uk/images/stories/gw_images/forum pics/whifbitzproducts/whifbitzbonnetoulton.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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