Guest Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 'Kay. Most of you don't know, but I work at BASF, where I've come across some perforated steel that I believe I can turn into a grille to increase the amount of airflow to the radiator without giving the appearance that the panel above the stock grille was modified. At least, from a distance. That's because the steel is pierced almost a thousand times in 1/8" diameter holes, and if my math is correct, based on the angle of the panel and the amount of holes from top to bottom, headlight to headlight, it should open up the airflow by 50% and direct the wind straight into the radiator. I've found a source for that material, and I'll be making the modifications shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starion0352 Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 sounds cool i wanna see it! i need sumptin like that for my intercooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyrgr Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 As awesome as that would be for the radiator, I am curious to see what impact of the flow loss thru the intercooler has. JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artinist Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 come one, you work at BASF you should know better. unless those holes are so close together that the thing looks almost see through, you will not get much air past that panel. even then, the flow also has to with pressure differentials on the two sides of the panel. the air has to have someplace to go in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emagdnim Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Would love to see that project completed, then the real life data thats actually been completed can be shown as proof. Your project is innocent until proven guilty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 You'll see as soon as I can give you the proof. As far as the intercooler goes, I wasn't planning on making the lower air dam out of the same material. Observe: http://www.mcnichols.com/products/perforat...s/big_round.jpg What you're seeing is blown up and comes in aluminum, steel, copper, etc... It's not hard to come by, and it shouldn't be expensive for a welder to cut out the sheetmetal and replace it with the new stuff. Just text now, but when I'm done, I'll have more pics.[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turborusty Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 I used 4 perfed 6x9 speaker grilles in my header panel. It works good! Turborusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I used 4 perfed 6x9 speaker grilles in my header panel. It works good! Turborusty I'd like to see a pic if you've got one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanitariumite Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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