I have a question about the rear windows garnish on the NSX.
Is it used to let the hot air OUT from the engine bay or is it there to scoop air flowing over the car INTO the engine bay to cool it??
According to the Downforce website, their carbon rear windows garnish is raised to let more (cool) air IN.
http://downforce.biz/cart/product.php?productid=16202&cat=290&page=1
However, I am wondering, if that is so, where does all the hot air from the engine bay go?
I thought that the air coming into the engine bay through the right side intake was cooling the engine bay and would then flow OUT of the rear window garnish. IMHO, that would make more sense since the cool air would be coming into the engine bay at a low point. flow over and around the engine, picking up heat and then rise up and be sucked out of the engine bay by the under pressure air behin the engine hatch.
Would make more sense aerodynamically speaking as well in my view.
Also, would mounting the Downforce raised carbon version actually help lowering your engine bay temperatures? I like the looks of it, but it would be nice if it would also actually DO something
Is it used to let the hot air OUT from the engine bay or is it there to scoop air flowing over the car INTO the engine bay to cool it??
According to the Downforce website, their carbon rear windows garnish is raised to let more (cool) air IN.
http://downforce.biz/cart/product.php?productid=16202&cat=290&page=1
However, I am wondering, if that is so, where does all the hot air from the engine bay go?
I thought that the air coming into the engine bay through the right side intake was cooling the engine bay and would then flow OUT of the rear window garnish. IMHO, that would make more sense since the cool air would be coming into the engine bay at a low point. flow over and around the engine, picking up heat and then rise up and be sucked out of the engine bay by the under pressure air behin the engine hatch.
Would make more sense aerodynamically speaking as well in my view.
Also, would mounting the Downforce raised carbon version actually help lowering your engine bay temperatures? I like the looks of it, but it would be nice if it would also actually DO something
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