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Originally Posted by bada
I was just wondering. The louvers in the hood, whats to keep rain or snow out of the engine bay? By looking at the pictures you posted. It looks like your engine will get wet everytime it rains.
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If you look at a side profile of ZL1, with the hood up, I think you will agree that the louver inlet scoop hangs in front of the engine, just above the accesory drive. When it rains, and if the car is stationary, I don't really think more than the accessories will get we at all, and I really doubt and significant amount will get wet at speed in the rain. I forget what the amount is, but GM tests all cars dynamically by running them through several inches of water at a given speed and puts them in chambers that shower them with something like 9-inches of rain a second, or something crazy like that. For perspective, you would have to be driving though a hurricane or tornado in order to be exposed to any risk from the water through the extractor vents. Again, find a side profile and try to notice how far ahead of the engine it sits and I think you may agree.