bdanyluk

Has anyone created your own or modified something to create an air scoop to aid in air flow to the radiator on the BASE C6 instead of using the air dam ?

I have a base C6 with APR front splitter (no undertray, so that the air still flows from the bottom of the car to the radiator) and LG World Challenge Hood.

I plan on removing the 2 side pieces of the air dam, since I've sealed off the OEM brake duct holes, and custom fabbed my own fog light brake ducting from my fog lights to cool the brakes with Quantum Motorsports spindle ducts.

Reasoning is:
- OEM air dam is a brick wall
- Some type of scoop would increase air flow to the radiator with rigid sides and bottom due to keeping the air pressure high into the radiator instead of letting the air pressure dissipate to the sides and under the air dam
- Air underneath the air dam flows under the car anyway, so that amount of air flow is basically unaffected by adding a scoop
- I would make the scoop smoothly curved or angled at 45 degrees, enclose the sides, and only have it protrude down towards the ground as much as the OEM air dam.

CMY SIX

OEM air dam DOES direct air right into the radiator if you look at it go ahead and take it off and see what happens to the temp while underway. man you should call GM and tell them to hire you, they apparently have been doing it wrong all these years, the sides are wrapped around it's called the "radiator shroud"

bdanyluk

Has anyone created your own or modified something to create an air scoop to aid in air flow to the radiator on the BASE C6 instead of using the air dam ?

Here's how to respond please: (I am not looking to prove GM wrong or get into an argument with anyone...just looking for ideas. Regardless of what anyone here says, I am going to build an air scoop and see what happens. I can always put the air dam back to 100% original if I need to. Not a big deal at all.)

1. Yes. Please share what you did.
2. No or don't think it's a good idea. No response required.

HOXXOH

If you were going to do it regardless of responses, then just please report back your results. Mine weren't so good for a DD in AZ, but your method for a track car with a splitter is different.

grumpstar

Air dam is also for downforce

grumpstar

I removed the bumper, cut the top of the air dam above the 3 bolts holding the dam to the 1-1/2 tube frame. you will see the bottom of the oil cooler (if you have one) the condenser and radiator. Take a piece of sheet metal and close it off behind and under the radiator. now you have air flow going directly in and up. do not remove your air dam, it is also for front downforce. I think.

grumpstar

what ever pic bucks is it won't open...what do you want to ask

grumpstar

I track my car and my friend is a corvette specialist. Know them inside and out. I still have the front off, ill post pics

Dano523

Missing the point of the air dam on the C-6.

Although it does push air up in too the radiator and help to divert the air out from under the car, it main purpose is to create a lower pressure side on the back side of the radiator so the air will flow through and down through it efficiently.

The C-7 uses a vent on the hood to flow the radiator air up and over the hood once it exits the radiator instead. So the C7 lower air dam is used more to just divert air from coming up the car only isntead.

Drift Vette

I wonder what came of this.

Dave_in_VA

Maybe thus:


http://www.theair-charger.com/veinsysa1.html

Twiggs

@Dave_in_VA is that supposed to sit below the bumper?

jonjoy

air dam is actually there to deflect air from going under the car

vivasantana

Hence the name, it redirects air around the car as well.

Omega Doom

no that goes right up into your air filter it sits behind the grill

Coupe89

I was wondering that myself. I did buy a Big Mouth Air Dam for my C4 way back in the day.
It doesn't look to hard to make one. http://www.c4orcecorvette.com/store.htm