Formula front bumper openings

[spikester7878]

While the motor is out of the car I have been slowly working on some low cost projects, and restoring the engine bay. I was looking at the car today and realized how much i hate the black plastic in the "nostrils" of the formula bumper. I thought about foglights, or some kind of insert that looks better and lets air flow into the engine bay, or maybe a functional break cooler(not that I really need it, but it would be kinda cool). What ideas does everyone has?

[LT slow]

I was planning on cutting them out and putting my intake over the radiator. But that will come when the motor comes out and I'm repainting the car and engine bay.

[popo8]

I think if u can do it... run ducts and make it ur ram air .

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[Formula218]

I've thought about cutting them out and routing them into the bottom of my air lid. i figure there is probably stuff behind it that would need to be moved too.

[spikester7878]

I need to double check how much clearance I would have with the radiator in, or I could cut into the bumper a bit and do it. Is there anything I should do to prevent water from getting to the filter(like i know on the factor intake it had the tube thing that dropped down). I would be super pissed if water screwed up my second rebuild haha.

[spikester7878]

there doesnt seem to be much behind the openings and the foam, which I don't feel comfortable removing since I still street it. I was also thinking about building a sealed box for the filter to reduce heat from the engine. Once I remove some more stuff Im going to see if I can rig up a template out of cardboard and go from there. I figure I can run it along the bottom of the car and up to the bottom of the filter. Granted I am not an expert with this kind of thing, but it should get sufficient air to it

[spikester7878]

it would be awesome if I can find someone to build a few if the install isnt crazy hard and sell a few if it works

[SSlowBoat]

There's the steel bumper bar back there, that sucks to cut thru

[spikester7878]

dang, do you know how much room there is, I am assuming only 2-3 in

[spikester7878]

looks like it may be able to work

[spikester7878]

there is about 3 in between the opening and the metal bumper. I figure if I leave about a half inch that should be decent flow/ clearance

[SSlowBoat]

U honestly get more flow thru the bottom unless u have a reason to cut the front. I saw no increases cutting out my z28 bumper and steel bumper in coolant temp and iat temp with a over the rad intake as compared to just over the rad sucking in front of radiator. If you had an intercooler, or literally ducted it to the intake, then I can see it helping

[spikester7878]

Thats the plan, I am going to combine both into a duct to the intake