ERA vent hoses

[wemooz]

Dan, the right side vent hose goes perilously close to the headers, which can fry the hose. The left side is routed a bit differently, so it seems to be OK.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by wemooz

Dan, the right side vent hose goes perilously close to the headers, which can fry the hose. The left side is routed a bit differently, so it seems to be OK.

OK - they may be routed a little differently on the more recent cars. My right one is actually seprated from header heat by the battery tray and battery and crammed up against the underside of the fender by the battery.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by DanEC

OK - they may be routed a little differently on the more recent cars. My right one is actually seprated from header heat by the battery tray and battery and crammed up against the underside of the fender by the battery.

You gotta have some darn hot primaries to melt the hoses on the later cars. Here's a pic from when I had it apart last year.

[Grubby]

Patrick,

With the vents in you fender wells, do you find the cockpit cooling vents useful?

My car does not have the fender well vents and my cockpit cooling vents are somewhat like using a hair dryer to cool off. The air thru them is pretty warm. I found it is better to not use them.

Do you get dirt or road spray thru the vents into the engine compartment?

If the fender well vents help, I might put them in.

John

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Grubby

Patrick,

With the vents in you fender wells, do you find the cockpit cooling vents useful?

My car does not have the fender well vents and my cockpit cooling vents are somewhat like using a hair dryer to cool off. The air thru them is pretty warm. I found it is better to not use them.

Do you get dirt or road spray thru the vents into the engine compartment?

If the fender well vents help, I might put them in.

John

Yes, the cockpit cooling vents are a little useful; better than not having any venting at all down there, that's for sure and the air temp coming through seems like it's ambient temp. And no, I have not noticed any dirt or goo going through the fender well vents. I think that particular upgrade was only a couple of hundred bucks, and I view it as money well spent. It looks kind of cool, too.

[wemooz]

The difference might be that my battery is located in the trunk, so it is not there to squeeze the vent hose away from the header heat. Maybe, but I have sure melted what is there.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by wemooz

The difference might be that my battery is located in the trunk, so it is not there to squeeze the vent hose away from the header heat. Maybe, but I have sure melted what is there.

On the current cars ERA bonds a piece of fiberglass angle to the underside of the fender above where the battery normally mounts and uses a ziptie to fasten the vent hose to it, up high and out of the way. You might see if you have one of those under there you can secure the hose to. If not, it would be an easy addition using a little 3M HSF adhesive.