RE: Hood scoops on XJS

["Martin Fooks" <Martin.Fooks@centurasoft.com>]

     Kirby, Richard, All,
     
     In answer to the 2 E-Mail responses I have read so far.
     
     1) Kirby -- You are correct, the air intakes on my engine are not 
     linked tightly to the NACA ducts on my car (I would not like to cause 
     distortions in the bonnet due to the engine moving when the car is 
     running).  At the moment the modified air intakes sit directly behind 
     the NACA ducts, thus taking most of their air supply (I hope) from 
     there.  I agree that the way this mod has been done is by no means as 
     easy as your own modification, but our circumstances were very 
     different (This was only 1 of a number of MAJOR, although fairly 
     subtle in appearance, body modifications to my car, which were 
     performed prior to the bare-metal respray).  The ducts can prove VERY 
     expensive to fit, but I like the overall look which they have given 
     the front of the car.
     
     2) Richard -- There should be no noticeable handling changes due to 
     the new air intakes, although I can't really comment on this, as 
     before they were installed the car was a completely standard V12 which 
     then went through a major engine, transmission, suspension and body 
     transformation into something resembling a smoothed out XJR-S/Lister 
     with up to 475BHP on tap.
     
     3) Kirby -- Would forming a seal between the NACA ducts and the air 
     intakes on the engine (I would assume, using some type of foam so that 
     I don't deform the bonnet) give me a noticeable benefit?  If it will 
     then I will use the next months that it is hibernating to make these 
     changes.
     
     Martin

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