grdeclipse said:

Hey guys,

I have been looking and looking trying to find a better flowing front bumper for my 1GB talon. The only bumpers that I can find are ridiculously ricey and look like crap. If you have modified you stock bumper or know where to get one that looks as much as stock as possible please show me what you did or where you got it. Also I'm trying to figure out some good functioning hood vent ideas too.

Thanks

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Ludachris said:

This is a hot topic in the road racing forum, as we run into cooling issues pretty often at the track. What's been found is that the stock bumper, unmodified, is actually not what needs to be replaced in most cases. Yes, you can modify it like some have done in the above photos, but that's just a band aid. The true problem is the lack of ducting that needs to route air through the FMIC and force it into the radiator, then venting that air through the hood so that the hot air isn't trapped behind the radiator once it passes through. It needs to escape from under the hood.

You need to make sure that the passage between the FMIC and radiator is sealed all the way around and that air cannot escape, it must have nowhere else to go but through the radiator. Then, you give air a way to escape through the hood once it's gone through the radiator. The most effective and popular approach to this is the Carbotrix hood vents sold by RRE (18x10 Carbon Fiber Hood Vent [18x10 Carbon Fiber Hood Vent] - $169.00 : Road Race Motorsports, Mitsubishi Suzuki Fiat Hyundia Performance Parts or 18x10 Fiberglass Hood Vent [18x10 Fiberglass Hood Vent] - $99.00 : Road Race Motorsports, Mitsubishi Suzuki Fiat Hyundia Performance Parts).

Doing both of these things, along with adding a cooling additive like Redline Water Wetter and high flowing fans and you should be good. No need to cut holes in your bumper cover or use some aftermarket alien-looking bumper design with a bigger inlet.

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