Front Breather setup
Thanks for all the compliments guys...
Not too much, wasn't able to stand back & look, cars on jack stands right now so I'm not sure. I thought I had a pic with the nose on but I guess not, I should have more pics in a few days.
I'm not sure I'll get enough air either, but thats what this hobbie is all about. 
If not I can always redesign it or something. I am also going to be adding the Bukhart tubular front bumper if I can't find somebody to bend one up locally so the car should still be strong / safe enough.
Could be a good excuse to build a new motor though lol....
Interesting idea... Still not sure if enough air will be getting through to the radiator without cutting the center support out of the bumper. One thing's for sure: your cars low-speed front impact rating just went down a few points! 
Can you say "ABS coating on the cylinder walls"?
If you looked closer at the pics, you'd see that the air being redirected by the air dam is now blocked by that giant sheet of metal...
Can you say "ABS coating on the cylinder walls"? If you looked closer at the pics, you'd see that the air being redirected by the air dam is now blocked by that giant sheet of metal...
If not I can always redesign it or something. I am also going to be adding the Bukhart tubular front bumper if I can't find somebody to bend one up locally so the car should still be strong / safe enough.it's funny how people are always so worried about sucking up enough water to destroy the motor... 
i daily drive my car with the filter a couple of inches off the ground completely exposed. i live in AZ like McNord, but i've driven it in some pretty intense rain, car runs better than ever with a little water injection
btw, looks sick! can't wait to see what it looks like with the bumper on! good job man
i daily drive my car with the filter a couple of inches off the ground completely exposed. i live in AZ like McNord, but i've driven it in some pretty intense rain, car runs better than ever with a little water injection
btw, looks sick! can't wait to see what it looks like with the bumper on! good job man
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My first though was, what are you going to do to support the bumper cover? But i see you have that covered with the Bukhart tubular impact bar. does this sit flush up against the radiator or is there some room back there?
^^^ If your talking about the bar, it sits right behind the nose above & below the opening & uses the stock bumper bolt holes. If you mean the intake, it sits about 5-6" away from the radiator at the botton & gets closer at the top.
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sorry yeah i was talking about the intake. You should be fine with getting air to the radiator than.
Not following you, explain?
crazy idea, i think that it will flow air to both motor and radiator. i think that picture D looks best. i think that maybe you should have no metal piece and just the two filters hanging in front of the radiator exposed. then everyone will shut up about airflow, even though they might have a point....
it's funny how people are always so worried about sucking up enough water to destroy the motor...
i daily drive my car with the filter a couple of inches off the ground completely exposed. i live in AZ like McNord, but i've driven it in some pretty intense rain, car runs better than ever with a little water injection
i daily drive my car with the filter a couple of inches off the ground completely exposed. i live in AZ like McNord, but i've driven it in some pretty intense rain, car runs better than ever with a little water injection
I'm water shy too.
You've got a few things going in your favor. First is that your not sucking air from the bottom with that damn water scoop, oops, I mean air scoop.
Secondly is that your running 2 inlets. I think both filters would need to be splashed with water before it would be sucked into the engine. If only one filter was splashed, the air from the other side would be lighter than the water and the engine would pull the air in thereby letting the water drop down out of the other filter. That combined with your climate, I'd say water isn't much of an issue for you.
McNord, I've got some pics of a similar camaro with a similar air filter setup. I also have a lot of pics of front breather camaros I could send you.
You've got a few things going in your favor. First is that your not sucking air from the bottom with that damn water scoop, oops, I mean air scoop.
Secondly is that your running 2 inlets. I think both filters would need to be splashed with water before it would be sucked into the engine. If only one filter was splashed, the air from the other side would be lighter than the water and the engine would pull the air in thereby letting the water drop down out of the other filter. That combined with your climate, I'd say water isn't much of an issue for you.
McNord, I've got some pics of a similar camaro with a similar air filter setup. I also have a lot of pics of front breather camaros I could send you.
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[B]I'm water shy too. The first time (yeah, more than once) I got water in the engine it was due to standing water I didn't see. It bent a rod and knocked real bad. Insurance fixed it halfass and it threw another rod a week after.
So I got a used long block and I took it out to eat on a sunny day only to get hit by a sudden flash flood. It stalled in some high water and a wrecker towed me to higher ground. In trying to crank the engine I broke the starter casing on one side and the block on the other side. Luckily it was all repairable. [/B
So I got a used long block and I took it out to eat on a sunny day only to get hit by a sudden flash flood. It stalled in some high water and a wrecker towed me to higher ground. In trying to crank the engine I broke the starter casing on one side and the block on the other side. Luckily it was all repairable. [/B
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Were you going to cut out the center section of the bumper cover or leave it in?
Also, there are chromed and polished twin filter kits for the 97+ vettes. They would be sharp looking. I've got a bunch of pics of those kits as well if you want them.
Also, there are chromed and polished twin filter kits for the 97+ vettes. They would be sharp looking. I've got a bunch of pics of those kits as well if you want them.
let the radiator and condenser breathe from the bottom; separate the cai from them by putting a wall on the backside if you plan to keep the filters just sitting there like that.
would be cool it you could do something like this but instead of coming around and wrapping around the front, make it wrap around the back of the two holes on the bumper from the backside. I think it would make for a cleaner look than having the filters just sitting there.
would be cool it you could do something like this but instead of coming around and wrapping around the front, make it wrap around the back of the two holes on the bumper from the backside. I think it would make for a cleaner look than having the filters just sitting there.
I'm water shy too. The first time (yeah, more than once) I got water in the engine it was due to standing water I didn't see. It bent a rod and knocked real bad. Insurance fixed it halfass and it threw another rod a week after.
So I got a used long block and I took it out to eat on a sunny day only to get hit by a sudden flash flood. It stalled in some high water and a wrecker towed me to higher ground. In trying to crank the engine I broke the starter casing on one side and the block on the other side. Luckily it was all repairable.
You've got a few things going in your favor. First is that your not sucking air from the bottom with that damn water scoop, oops, I mean air scoop.
Secondly is that your running 2 inlets. I think both filters would need to be splashed with water before it would be sucked into the engine. If only one filter was splashed, the air from the other side would be lighter than the water and the engine would pull the air in thereby letting the water drop down out of the other filter. That combined with your climate, I'd say water isn't much of an issue for you.
McNord, I've got some pics of a similar camaro with a similar air filter setup. I also have a lot of pics of front breather camaros I could send you.
So I got a used long block and I took it out to eat on a sunny day only to get hit by a sudden flash flood. It stalled in some high water and a wrecker towed me to higher ground. In trying to crank the engine I broke the starter casing on one side and the block on the other side. Luckily it was all repairable.
You've got a few things going in your favor. First is that your not sucking air from the bottom with that damn water scoop, oops, I mean air scoop.
Secondly is that your running 2 inlets. I think both filters would need to be splashed with water before it would be sucked into the engine. If only one filter was splashed, the air from the other side would be lighter than the water and the engine would pull the air in thereby letting the water drop down out of the other filter. That combined with your climate, I'd say water isn't much of an issue for you.
McNord, I've got some pics of a similar camaro with a similar air filter setup. I also have a lot of pics of front breather camaros I could send you.
I am going to be making my own grill, similar to the Sunoco car & when I do that I will be cutting the whole area open but until then I am going to leave it as is unless I run into problems.
