Pierburg Pump, Brakes, etc., etc.

[LL - NY]

I have a set of fender liner vents made from a Home Desparate 4" round
Heater Duct grille,
some black spray paint for plastic and a hole saw and Carpet Knife on my
UrS6. Located
the IC and oil coolers, figured out the air was going from bottom to top in
the coolers, located
the grilles immediately above the IC and OC locations (i.e. a 4" round
hole). Painted the grilles
and siliconed them into place in the fender liners. I did have to clearance
the bottom of the flange of the IC's grille. No measured data on their
effectiveness, but they seem to be holding up well cosmetically and I don't
get any notable heat soak (haven't tracked the car yet, so that may be a
moot point) so it seems like a worthwhile cooling mod that concievably take
less time than the home made louvers (that plastic is tougher than I thought
it was). Best part was it was possible to do without having to remove the
fender liners (for those whom don't have garages. I didn't when I did
this).

LL - NY

On 5/12/06, Steve Sears <steve.sears at soil-mat.on.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Pictures of homemade fender vents attached.  Really, I can't see the harm
> in
> helping to remove some heat from under the hood.  I have no problem with
> my
> master cylinder (knock on wood), but pretty near every plastic and rubber
> piece under the hood could do with a little less heat in there.  As Taka
> said, a vent over the passenger side of the engine compartment would be
> nice, and I looked into putting some vents - like M3's have - in the
> fenders, but the fender vent was the best "no money" alternative I came up
> with.
> Pictures at links:
> http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/23847/img_3711_1_1.jpg
> http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/23847/img_3713_2_1.jpg
> Vents made with an exacto knife, some needle nose pliers and a heat gun.
> Open end of vents point down, and I'll be the first person to post if I
> encounter any problems with the setup.
> Cheers!
> Steve Sears
> 1987 Audi 5kTQ
> 1980 Audi 5k
> 1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
>
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