Should i...................

[p34ch3y]

why raise the bonnet???????????

 

[weekesj]

why raise the bonnet???????????

I think to let heat escape from engine bay, turbo ect...

Cooler, happier car

 

[p34ch3y]

i see

 

[rogers]

they do it alot with the old RST's and cossy's! mostley a ford thing...... im going to be doing it when i get round to fitting my carbon bonnet!!!

 

[mr_D]

the where the bonnet actually bolts to the car just put spacers under there. I have some nice thick chunky spacers i can use if that correct.

 

[pj1985]

Does raising the back of the bonnet not increase the chances of your ecu having a shower or bath?

 

[weekesj]

Does raising the back of the bonnet not increase the chances of your ecu having a shower or bath?

Surely one or two cm wont matter?!...doesnt water get through the scuttle panel anyway?

 

[mr_D]

if thats the case then the ecu will be getting a new waterproof jacket for rainy days.

 

[pj1985]

Surely one or two cm wont matter?!...doesnt water get through the scuttle panel anyway?

Yeah that 1cm or 2cm really wont matter when you need a new ecu with custom map! Try saying that to people that have got wet ecus with the bonnets in standard position and not raised! Any increased chance of getting my ecu wet without protecting it wont ever happen.

 

[beattie17]

the where the bonnet actually bolts to the car just put spacers under there. I have some nice thick chunky spacers i can use if that correct.

Yep, i got a set of spacers off my mates Fiesta RST and just fitted them with longer bolts.

I think to let heat escape from engine bay, turbo ect...

Cooler, happier car

Yep allows hot air to escape.

Ive got a waterproof cover over ecu, for the rain and when i wash car etc

 

[mr_D]

black bag and some duck tape. Should love the water then. lol.

Well i had the left overs from a lift shaft rebuild. Have an amazing selection of nuts, bolts, massive as f*** spacers. Should have something there.

 

[Robbie C]

I thought you couldn't wrap them in bags as they sweated?

 

[jivejester]

The ecu is exposed to the elements from the factory. As said they do need to 'breathe'.

Your better off coating the multiplug with dieletric grease to prevent corrosion.

Raising the bonnet will cause a low pressure/vac spot on the trailing edge of the bonnet, sucking hot air out.

 

[mr_D]

really? Maybe i wont then. Need to look into this a bit more then!

 

[pj1985]

The ecu is exposed to the elements from the factory. As said they do need to 'breathe'.

Your better off coating the multiplug with dieletric grease to prevent corrosion.

Its not the plug that causes the probem. Its water getting inside the ecu housing itself so coating the multiplug with dielectric grease wont stop that.

 

[mr_D]

i have raised my bonnet at the back but im in 2minds about it. Will post some pic's tomorrow.