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has anyone tried this mod? http://www.street-concepts.net/pages/49.htm (headlight)

That would just be to get extra air into the engine bay at a track event. The headlight is just cut out to allow air in the engine bay. That is definately no mod for a street car. That car was done up with a race/track car theme and was pretty cool in my opinion

but wouldnt that give you drag...cutting the light out like that..if that was for racing reasons?

Well i didnt do that purposefully, the Civic I hit did it!!!!!

yes it would increase drag-

Ford found out that the ducting to the rear brakes on the MKII GT-40s caused a loss of about 50hp because of drag- so yes it does create drag but what are the advantages- in this case cold air to the engine resulting in more HP. the question is whether or not the increase in HP can overcome the additional drag.

Nascar has a ducting system in the front grill, that leads air to the front brakes. That is why they all try to avoid hitting anything with the front.. You do, and the ducting doesn't work, and your brakes heat up, and you have to pit more often.

You would think, that on something like that, the drag would be HUGE.. How is it working, then? They aren't leading any cooler air to the engine, so theorhetically the HP isn't affect positively. However the drag is increasing so the HP IS affected negatively.. SO.... isn't the HP going to be less than any indy car without that setup? How do they compete, then?

Thanks...
Ray