Deck lid stand offs
Peter Roberts:
I have tried propping the lid at the bottom , it is not as effective as standoffs , but works fine .
However , it does suck a load of shit and dirt , that has been disturbed by the tyres into the engine bay and carbs .
Alex Taylor's ' Black Bitch ' , has the lid propped at the bottom , and his tinware is always filthy and dusty after a drive , and the amount of gritty grime around the inside of the IDA stacks is disturbing .
Max's Cab was the same , I changed it from bottom prop to standoffs , the car runs really cool , and the tin and trumpets stay spotless .
One other thing , when your engines are dynoed , does the dyno operator put an obstruction across the top of the number 2 & 4 Carb stacks , NO , that's exactly what you are doing , with a shut decklid across the stacks .
The whole point of the stacks is to funnel and smooth the flow of air to the carbs , how is it going to work , when the decklid is obscuring the flow .
I haven't driven a 180-200 hp VW , that hasn't felt ' seat of the pants ' faster with standoffs , helping the air get to the carbs .
Just my thoughts and experience ;)
Luftkraft:
On my sedan I've got adjustable stand offs that allow the deck lid to stand off 3" at the top or to be completely closed if needed (for show'n shine purposes :) or in a parking lot). The engine is running much better with the deck lid opended at the top, there's less oil fog in the engine compartement and the cooling is improved as well.
Furthermore, have a look at post-70 beetles, there must be a reason why the VW engineers decided to opt for louvered deck lids.
Some tech info about those great parts (in german)
http://www.romec.ch/de/referenzen.html
H67bug:
Quote from: Luftkraft on October 10, 2006, 10:50:56 am
On my sedan I've got adjustable stand offs that allow the deck lid to stand off 3" at the top or to be completely closed if needed (for show'n shine purposes :) or in a parking lot). The engine is running much better with the deck lid opended at the top, there's less oil fog in the engine compartement and the cooling is improved as well.
Furthermore, have a look at post-70 beetles, there must be a reason why the VW engineers decided to opt for louvered deck lids.
Some tech info about those great parts (in german)
http://www.romec.ch/de/referenzen.html
Great advcie from all. Pete, Maxwell put me straight on this :-). I have looked at the site for these items and need to call them as thy havent answered my e mail. I shal do so when I next work from home.
How do these fit on and is it a simple bolt on affair or does it need anything else to be done?
Jon:
A really tough question... I don't particulay love them, but forms follows function... so you do what you have to do.
Love you car and all the trick solution on it El Diablo Gris!! A Hot Rod in VW clothes! :o
Gregor/DFL:
How do these fit on and is it a simple bolt on affair or does it need anything else to be done?
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As far as I know it´s simply "plug & play". Very nice engineered parts, but also very expensive.
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