Will other Honda Hoods work on a CTR?

[Dave B]

Something like this isn't going to harm aero much at track speeds. Bonneville, sure. A track where you're tops hitting 130? Nah.

I think you will find that louvers actually work a bit differently than just vents. The idea is to create a greater low pressure zone to help extract heat from the engine bay. Vents take advantage of the natural lower air pressure at the anterior part of the hood while louvers actually stick up into the airflow and disrupt it to create an even lower pressure area immediately behind to help even more with heat extraction. It is great to get more airflow into the engine bay with larger grills and use more effective/efficient radiators but if the air can't get out, neither can the heat.

 

[MadMage]

a basically non functional scoop

Pretty sure this is an incorrect assumption.

Not that I've done a fluid dynamic study, but my understanding is; The scoop is functional and aids in cooling by directing air out the rear of the front wheel wells/vents, therefore creating a low pressure zone in the engine compartment and increasing air flow through the engine bay.

 

[Sleepy]

Pretty sure this is an incorrect assumption.

Not that I've done a fluid dynamic study, but my understanding is; The scoop is functional and aids in cooling by directing air out the rear of the front wheel wells/vents, therefore creating a low pressure zone in the engine compartment and increasing air flow through the engine bay.

Shhhhhh, all engineers and expensive aftermarket hoods apparently got it wrong ?

 

[LURK-R]

Shhhhhh, all engineers and expensive aftermarket hoods apparently got it wrong ?

So wrong that they fixed it with the 2020 refresh. Oh wait, those people are still having heat issues on the track.

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