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Ya'll will be sorry that you showed me how to post photos on the site. I am still looking for a dog to take some pics. Now longer have cold air induction box. Switched to three K&N 3" filters and louvered the hood right on top of them.
Bill
 
Hey Bill-
Why did you get rid of the ram air box? I was going to order that setup for my car in a couple of weeks.
Ed
 
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing Bill. I built a custom cold air box for my stock twin ZS's, which I haven't yet installed, but I'd be curious why you dumped it.
 
I got rid of the ram air because I wasn't convinced that it did me that much good. Richard Good argued the point with me, however. I felt that the carbs were sitting inside a closed box in traffic and were starving for air. Richard said that this was not the case at all. Bottom line, I didn't like the way the damned thing looked! I felt that 3" K&N filters were a lot "prettier" plus I louvered the hood on the right side over the three air cleaners, did some smoke testing and saw that my premise was correct, the louvers sucked air in at speed. So there. Besides, I am a sucker for louvers. I put K&N precharger socks on the cleaners when it rains.

Bill
 
Very nice work! Love the color of your car as well. Only hope my engine bay stays like that once I start driving my frame off project! Please stop snowing in upstate NY!!!!

Mark
 
Hmmm... food for thought, maybe I'll reconsider. Could you post some pics
I'd like to see what the louvers and air filters look like as a comparison
Thanks
Ed
 
Here are some pics of the louvers (sorry for the reflection, too much wax) and the K&N setup. Had the louvers cut at a custom shop in Monroe, Louisiana. He had to move the bonnet brace over 4" and TIG welded it back.
Hope this helps. Works for me.

Bill
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I think for us guys living up north, we notice the efects of cooler air on our engines when driving in the spring and fall and thats what the ram air taking air from the front of car as oposed to the engine bay under hood area. The louvers should do the same thing. Great looking paint, what brand paint and color mix did you use.
 
Vince, the paint is PPG basecoat/clearcoat. It is a custom colour that started out as Triumph Emerald with more thallo green and some yellow. Lost formula. Bummer.

Had it scanned for touchup purposes using acrylic enamel and artists brush. Works well..


Bill
 
Bill
Thanks for posting the pics. Your setup looks great and I feel validated with my decision to install a R Goode Triple carb setup back in Oct.
I noticed you have a tubular exhaust manifold and was wondering about excessive heat buildup in the engine compartment, is that an issue ? If yes, how you have delt with the problem.
Thx again
Ed
 
Ed, I don't feel that I get an excess of heat, no more so than the block of cast iron that held heat like a dutch oven. I once shot the cast iron exhaust manifold with a laser-guided heat sensor and noticed that the temp didn't drop appreciable an hour after engine shutdown, and it held a bunch of heat. The headers are Falcon stainless. I wrapped the hi-torque starter with appropriate insulation just as a precaution (had to flip it upside down for it to fit). Wrapping the header is not an option, just ain't no room. Haven't melted anything yet. The stainless does dissipate heat but I don't sit still very long.

Bill
 
TR6BILL.....
Sweet engine bay, puts mine to shame!
How did you make the louvres in the bonnet?
Looks very professional.
 
Graham, I searched all over the creation to find someone to louver the bonnet. Was willing to go one state over in either direction. Not a lot of that done in south Louisiana. Finally found a guy in Monroe, La. that custom built drag cars - he happened to have a large louvering machine, looked like a giant "C" clamp or English wheel machine. Anyway, I hauled the bonnet up to him in the back of my Tahoe, showed him what I wanted and away he went. Those were all punched in individually in one mighty metal- shearing pop with a louvering die. He had to move the brace over 4" to make room, TIGed it back in the new position. All the paint had to be stripped off first, was gonna repaint anyway. Louvering is done in big towns that cater to off-road jeeps and custom shops. All I had to do was lightly sand and respray the whole bonnet.

Bill
 
Not that these are great pics of my louvers but it might give you some ideas. This hood was louvered when I bought the car last year. The 2 supports on the underside of the hood were removed completley. These louvers definetly let a lot of heat out of the engine compartment. In the summer you can see the waves of heat rolling out of the louvers. The car came from Texas, so I don't know if the louvers were punched out for heat issues, or just cuz they look cool.
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Hey Stinky...
Did the bumpers fall off, is that legal in Maryland?
Interesting look without them, looks kind of vaguely Italian.
 
The car was kinda stripped when I bought it. The bumpers are on it now. It looks a bit more aggressive without the bumpers.
I'm running "Historic" tags, so I can get away without bumpers, and other inspection type items.
 
Very nice, Bill.

What kind of exhaust header do you have on that engine, Bill (brand, type, etc.)?

Very nice looking engine room!
 
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