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> Will removing rain tray help cooling?
AZ914
post Apr 19 2005, 02:00 PM
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Hey all!

Just wondering if removing the rain tray will give me some additional cooling that might be noticable on the temp gauge. Anyone done this or have any data to support it?

Also, the side grills in my car have some sort of plastic covering over the holes underneath (no air passes thru). Not sure if this was standard on the late model cars or not.

Thanks!
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post Apr 19 2005, 03:08 PM
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The testing of the 914 DTM is almost finished. I only await my new 16 channel data logger to log the results of some various changes so they can be documented.

I plan on testing with and without the rain tray to see the differences and even modifying a rain try to also see the effects.

BTW- Those infrared temp gauges are worthless for this type of test work. By the time you stop the car, get out and aim the gun the temps can drop as much as 100 degrees.
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AZ914   Will removing rain tray help cooling?   Apr 19 2005, 02:00 PM
Dave_Darling   Yes, removing the rain tray "should" result in add...   Apr 19 2005, 02:06 PM
brant   Yes a little bit. I don't have any numbers for...   Apr 19 2005, 02:06 PM
nebreitling   yup, i got about 5 degrees. it was noticable on m...   Apr 19 2005, 02:08 PM
jkeyzer   I am trying to decide on whether to ditch my rain ...   Apr 19 2005, 02:09 PM
Brett W   I agree with Dave. When I put mine back on I saw ...   Apr 19 2005, 02:11 PM
tat2dphreak   <...   Apr 19 2005, 02:26 PM
Mueller   <...   Apr 19 2005, 02:31 PM
914GT   Jason, bring it over sometime. Once the engine te...   Apr 19 2005, 02:33 PM
Elliot Cannon   <...   Apr 19 2005, 02:40 PM
grantsfo   I removed mine this past week. ...it added at lea...   Apr 19 2005, 02:58 PM
Jake Raby   The testing of the 914 DTM is almost finished. I o...   Apr 19 2005, 03:08 PM
AZ914   Thanks for the posts! It won't rain here ...   Apr 19 2005, 03:23 PM
Demick   An infrared temp gun is a great way to find out wh...   Apr 19 2005, 03:37 PM
Rand     Apr 19 2005, 03:38 PM
AZ914   Randy.. thanks for the post. AZ is not bad, but ...   Apr 19 2005, 03:47 PM
Rand   Ouch. Guess we're lucky here. Hope they pass t...   Apr 19 2005, 04:00 PM
bondo   The reduction in temps from removing the rain tray...   Apr 19 2005, 04:18 PM
Jake Raby   The reason that I recommend not using the intfrare...   Apr 19 2005, 04:40 PM
anthony   If your car is running hot then figure out why it...   Apr 19 2005, 05:08 PM

 

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