I never got an answer in their marketplace thread which was:
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Originally Posted by KBruno
I love the idea of the mailslot being more than cosmetic but from the photos & renderings it looks like the air is diverted up directly into the rubber weather strip that seals against the hood & not down into the radiator area. Am I looking at it wrong? If the air is taken upwards do you cut the weather strip to let air into the engine bay or does it just flow around to the outside edges of the hood? Either way it seems the added function is purely cosmetic since either of those options wouldn't aid in cooling a water cooled engine in any way. Again, am I looking at it wrong?  |
Maybe it'll get read here or someone will pay attention. My opinion is that it's cute but should have been made to direct air into the radiator and not the hood seal. Also, a good extractor hood is good for both cooling & drag especially in conjunction with a belly pan (which shouldn't be used without the extractor). That's because the underside of the car is relatively 'dirty' aerodynamically campared to the top or sides of the car. But really, unless you drive at or above legal highway speeds for extended periods, aerodynamics play a very small part in overall drag.