Re: [DML] Venting outside air over engine

["thomaspaulmccoy" <thomaspaulmccoy@xxxx>]

I will try to get photos this weekend for the lists... for some 
reason I'm not receiving e-mail consistently :(

This is actually the second attempt at the integrated panel/scoop (I 
discovered that a large scoop does not match the subtle lines of the 
DMC12). This most recent venture matches the style of the car 
perfectly. For now, the scoop is cosmetic. My plan in stage 2 is to 
get a brushed or chromed aluminum duct constructed that would take 
the air and direct it onto the engine... similar to the McLaren F1.

Sincerely,
Thomas 6921
"Bolt of Lightening" #6921




--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Andrei Cular" <acular@xxxx> wrote:
> Has anyone figured out what the air flow is doing around the rear 
edge of
> the T-panel or around the louvers? I remember reading that lotus 
added the
> louvers for aero reasons. If you put a scoop in the wrong place it 
could
> actually suck air out of the engine compartment rather than feed it 
in.
> 
> Tom M. over on DMCFourm is making a new T-panel for his car with a 
scoop on
> it, I haven't seen any pictures of it yet.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Andrei
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>
> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [DML] Venting outside air over engine
> 
> 
> > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Michael T Twigger 
<marktwigger@xxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > Has anyone tried a roof intake? kinda crazy
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > Roof vent adapted for the DeLorean would look really cool! An 
aftermarket
> kit
> > is available for the Fiero, and I'm sure that it could easily be 
adapted
> for the
> > DeLorean. Especially if someone was to perhaps intergrate it into 
the T
> Panel
> > on the roof (kinda like the S7). And I'm sure that it wouldn't be 
a
> problem to
> > install a snorkle thru the louvers. It's just that with limited 
visability
> thru the rear
> > as it is, the pipe would hamper a bit of your vision. Maybe if 
you made
> the
> > bottom section of the pipe clear... But I don't know if that 
would really
> even
> > help with the angle of the eliptical shaped pipe, or if a strong 
enough
> material
> > could be made that didn't discolor with the heat.
> >
> > Then again, I'm just guessing about the visability problem, based 
upon my
> > own observations. I never drove a Fiero (let alone one with that 
intake),
> and
> > the problem of any visability might be overcome with one of those 
large,
> > curved rearview mirrors for trucks that JC Whitney and others 
sell. I've
> had my
> > eye on one of those for quite a while.
> >
> > -Robert
> > vin 6585 "X"
> >
> >