Cool aids.Aiding airflow for cooler running, maybe By looker (Read 1,448 times)

[looker]

Did this to the bottom panel to hopefully pick up a bit more airflow onto the engine.

Panel and a plastic louvered vent,



hole cut in panel,



vent fitted,





panel back on scoot,





might help add a little airflow up towards the engine.

[sprocket]

Nice Job! Air flow is good.

[myndweaver]

I like it! I bet with the vents sticking out like that you get a forced induction action or "ram air". even if only a little bit every little bit helps..

[Cruiser]

Nice looking install. I was thinking of doing this also. Let us know how it works.

[looker]

Did this one a while back,
www.scooterdoc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=150cc&action=display&thread=2596
and it's made a real difference, after a long run I can comfortably hold my hand on the CVT cover without getting burned, and it has'nt made a difference to the state of the inside. Infact, I think it also helps in blowing the crud out the back.

More recently some simple hole drilling in the panel that is in front of the engine,







also cut some material off the fan cover to open things up a bit there,



All of this is guess work, with no temp gauge installed I can't tell if things are gonna be cooler, but if the CVT intake has helped cool things down, hopefully these other mods will help the engine.

Cheers guys,

Mike

[looker]

There are some nice stainless steel vents for the boat brigade, some I found on eBay in the u.k. shop.ebay.co.uk/sussex_marine_supplies/m.html?_nkw=vent&_sacat=0&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313
Bit of bling anyone ;D

[Bong]

Very Clever Indeed!!! Nice tip I may steal this idea but, replace with some sort of air scoop.

Can I ask what you used to cut the hole with? Looks like a very clean cut.

Anyone have tips on cutting out the cooling fan cover plastic grid??? Very Cool Idea!!!! Pun intended

[looker]

Hi Bong,
I think all the black 'plastic' panels on my scoot are polypropylene and very soft. The bottom panel I just marked an oblong with a pencil and using a flexible metal rule/straight edge cut it out with a utility knife. Drilled a hole at each corner first just incase the knife wondered too far!

For the fan cover I cut out every other fin with side cutters and trimmed the excess with the knife. Important not to use too much pressure I think with the knife so you don't break anything, especially near the centre.

Mike