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General => General Technical => Anything Engine/Performance/Tuning related => Topic started by: McCARTHY on December 03, 2004, 11:07:56 AM

Title: Bonnet lift at speed!!
Post by: McCARTHY on December 03, 2004, 11:07:56 AM
Whats the best place for bonnet pins????

i find at speed the bonnet tends to lift.

So what do we rekkon point A or point B...... or maybe both!!!
Title: Bonnet lift at speed!!
Post by: rx7veilside on December 03, 2004, 11:22:28 AM
had mine at the front and it was scary so decided to fit at all 4 points and its is fine now i had the flush fitting locking ones ds engineering supply them about 15.00 per set
Title: Bonnet lift at speed!!
Post by: Donato on December 03, 2004, 12:28:40 PM
http://www.carnoisseur.com/

They do the nice flush pins with the keys that i have on mine...
Title: Bonnet lift at speed!!
Post by: Fish on December 03, 2004, 12:42:54 PM
When I had a fibreglass lid I had them fitted in position A.

Fish
Title: Bonnet lift at speed!!
Post by: Donato on December 03, 2004, 12:45:24 PM
Forgot to say point A works well with my fiberglass bonnet, i get no lift whatsover..
Title: Bonnet lift at speed!!
Post by: DRAGON on December 03, 2004, 12:46:29 PM
Most people go A. But either is fine. A tip is to use the existing bonnets stops and cut a whole in them and push the pin though the bung.
Title: Bonnet lift at speed!!
Post by: iaint on December 03, 2004, 12:58:48 PM
My fibreglass bonnet is pinned in pos b and I\'ve not noticed any lift at all.

Iain