What do you guys think about this?, Adding side vents to a 914-6 GT Options

[ellisor3]

I am going to add a low spoiler to the front of my conversion 6 with GT flares. I understand that will raise the temperture of the engine. So, I was trying to think of a way to get additional air to the engine. Then it struck me, Porsche has already thought of that, Side Air Vents. In looking at it, the vents would seem to be in the right place for this to work if I can miss the hinge for the engine grill.

Since I do not have the flares on yet, I had to borrow a picture.

Cool factor aside, Do you think this would work?

Has anyone done it?



These flares


with these side vents

[Shade Tree]

Ok, no expert here but it seems that the spoiler isn't reducing any air going IN to the engine, it's decreasing the ability for the hot air to be pulled away from the bottom. I don't see how adding more air in to the top would help. You'd need to find a way to pull more away from the bottom.

Isn't it one of those rules of physics that it's easier to pull air than to push air?