Here's my ZS 180

Mr ZS180 · 18-02-11, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by ZS

The only thing I'm not too keen on is the huge hole in the bumper for the cold air feed

Other than that though looks good!

I'll have to post some pictures of my Trophy Blue 180 at some point... will finish the body work and clean it first though! lol

I know the hole looks a bit odd but the throttle response is much better since adding the feed. Functional rather than cosmetic

It's been hard to clean cars properly. So damn cold. What you got loft to do on bodywork then?

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Originally Posted by chrismyatt82

Looks good to me

Just think you need to change your licence plates! Lol

Next thing. They look so bad!

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Originally Posted by petet16

Nice enough car, but the air intake is a fail lol

Functional. That hot engine was sapping power when the car warmed up!

petet16 · 18-02-11, 11:34 AM

Not very functional when it's positioned at right angles to the direction of airflow, unless you spend a lot of time sideways, or is it extracting hot air.

Mr ZS180 · 18-02-11, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by petet16

Not very functional when it's positioned at right angles to the direction of airflow, unless you spend a lot of time sideways, or is it extracting hot air.

So by that reckoning then no air comes into the car when you open the windows??

Yes a lot of air will blow past but it isnt at a right angle, and your theory would make the side vents on an MGF useless too!

petet16 · 18-02-11, 11:57 AM

Yeah, lots of air comes in through open side windows, remove the windscreen and see the difference, mgf intakes have scoops iirc to help direct the air.

ZS · 18-02-11, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by petet16

Yeah, lots of air comes in through open side windows, remove the windscreen and see the difference, mgf intakes have scoops iirc to help direct the air.

MGF didn't... MGTF Did

Mr ZS180 · 18-02-11, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by petet16

Yeah, lots of air comes in through open side windows, remove the windscreen and see the difference, mgf intakes have scoops iirc to help direct the air.

I would have liked to have the feed at the front and thought about removing the fog light but I decided against it. Otherwise its a case of cutting metal away and didnt want to do that.

The TF has scoops on the vents, the F doesn't.

stamford · 18-02-11, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by petet16

Yeah, lots of air comes in through open side windows, remove the windscreen and see the difference, mgf intakes have scoops iirc to help direct the air.

Big difference between open windows and a small aperture. The F ones are angled slightly, some has modified theirs to scoop more air in as it is not optimal in design.

Mr ZS180 · 18-02-11, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by stamford

Big difference between open windows and a small aperture. The F ones are angled slightly, some has modified theirs to scoop more air in as it is not optimal in design.

I do agree that at speed it will not be optimal and I am looking into some sort of small side ram, a tiny Impreza vent would be nice

, but there arent really any vents the ideal size or shape. I was thinking about modifying a gauge pod and fibreglassing and blending it in so it only appeared as a slight bulge but will do the job.

I bought the side scoops for my MGF but the (supposedly reputable) online company never delivered, never returned emails and never answered the phone, so I just lost out on them and never bothered trying to buy them again.

ZS · 18-02-11, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr ZS180

I know the hole looks a bit odd but the throttle response is much better since adding the feed. Functional rather than cosmetic

It's been hard to clean cars properly. So damn cold. What you got loft to do on bodywork then?

Oh, Need new badges, need new rear bumper (some arse hit me in a car park and ran off) and need to fit the body kit!

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Originally Posted by petet16

Not very functional when it's positioned at right angles to the direction of airflow, unless you spend a lot of time sideways, or is it extracting hot air.

IIRC it doesn't matter

and it looks fairly functional to me, its not a ram air, but the engine will suck in as much cold air as it wants\needs

stamford · 18-02-11, 12:14 PM

Looks good with white on trophy blue, I had white starights before, a right pita to keep clean and track days killed the finish due to the heat! Not liking the CAF though, wrong position as it is not taking advantage of the cold air at speed, you will suffer from turbulence with it there.

Other mods are good. How do you find the handling with the rear braces? Did you do them together or one at a time? I have heard the back is too tight for road use especially in the wet with them fitted. It's one mod I haven't really pushed to do as yet.