Gary C2 UK

Will cutting a couple of extra holes in the front panel make any noticeable difference on their own with the standard intercooler?

Anyone done it like that??

Thanks,

Gary

Kevin M

adrial

Without ducts to the intercooler, no. With the ducts on SFR's website or something similar, its possible but I dont really know.

86944turbo

Gary,

Quite a few years back aftermarket fibreglass nose panels were made for the 951 with two vents in it to supply coolair to the front of the intercooler. It was up to the end user to finish the fibreglass, paint and provide some ducting (which is very simple) to the intercooler. In back to back tests at the 1.9 mile (old circuit) Laguna Seca track, the nose panel would reduce lap times by a full second. The holes in the nose are particularly helpful at low speeds (below 100 kilometers), as air flow increases at speed. At low speeds heat soak occurs in these cars' intercoolers. I've driven around town on a 40F ambient day, with intercooler temps reaching 45C. Once on the highway, they drop. But, the vents assist there as well.

There are a number of newer panels available on the market. One way is to take your own nose piece (they remove in minutes) to a reputable fabricator. Outline the size and location of the vents you want. It is a little tricky 'cause there is some support pieces on the back of the panel. After the vents are cut, they need to be properly finished, ducted and screened (to protect the intercooler), as well as painted.

I had to take my panel to three fabricator shop before I found one competent. The finished product looks very good.

At any rate they do help. The more H/P, the more important they become.

Hope this is some value, best of luck.

Gary C2 UK

Thanks for the info 86944 turbo!!

Do you have a picture that I coulsld have a look at please.

Many Thanks,

Gary

Gary C2 UK

Thanks for the info 86944 turbo!!

Do you have a picture that I coulsld have a look at please.

Many Thanks,

Gary

JGriff

I have a vented nose panel on my S2. It came with the car when I bought it. I don't know where the previous owner purchased it. Click on this link to see a picture (about halfway down the page):

Vented Nose Panel

The previous owner was planning on either putting on a cone filter or drilling out the factory airbox and using a high-flow panel filter. I will probably do the latter at some point in time.

If you'd like, I can e-mail him and ask where he got it.

Jim

Gary C2 UK

Thanks JGriff,

That's one very clean car you,ve got there. Nice motor too.

The nose is kinda like what I want to do but maybe with two slots a bit like the speedforce version.


Gary

Luke

Griff,

NICE sport seats!

JGriff

Thanks. I just happened to get lucky, and be in the right place at the right time. All the stars were aligned properly, I guess...

I bought it from a guy in the town next to mine, and he was willing to take my 1973 914 2.0 as a partial trade!! Talk about killing two birds with one stone!!

Now I just can't wait until the weather gets better!! It's driving me nuts not to drive it!!

Jim

JGriff

Thanks.

Yeah, they are awesome. I love them.

They sure do a great job of keeping you planted. They will definitely come in handy when autocrossing!!

Jim

Luke

Sheesh..dont get me started. My car is sitting in the garaje without a transaxle and I an in the middle of replacing both the oil pan gasket and the turbo. Oh and I have a new MAF waiting to be tried out. I haven't driven my car in almost 3 months!

JGriff

Bummer!!

And I thought I had it bad!!

I feel a little bit better now... thanks!!

Jim

Luke

glad my car's situation can make somebody happy. Hopefully my new garret turbo, MAF, intercooler pipes, and j pipe will bring me as much joy.

Perry 951

Jim -

Your nose peice looks like the fiberglass one that Performance Products has. You can tell by the cutouts. I think that is the one I will go after if I cannot get a used header panel for mine. (Not to mention $175 to vent it + cost of panel will be about the same $$ as the fiber one.)

Very nice car.