red wgt 20b

[batman]

on the cover of banzai this month lovely idea i want same engine sounds great.
but!
on the center pages the first pic has a large piece of what looks like ply wood in the front middle vent ??
wtf is that for surely itll get wet and collapse :3Confused

[SiH]

I\'m guessing it\'s the splitter you\'re talking about.

Ply is very commonly used for splitters on proper track cars

Cheap, easily formed, reasonably tough, and expendable.

EDIT: unless you mean on the driver\'s side here:
http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o465/Swanny_UK/Matts_20B/18thNov2009_Banzai/P1050241.jpg
In which case that\'s ducting.

[batman]

no sih its not the splitter it looks to be on an aly bracket pointing up the side near the steering rack  like a sheild for something or i dunno intregued

[RobMatthews]

ply was used for testing befor doing it in alloy i think im sure matt will be along to confirm..

[batman]

so its a shield then rob ? is that for the exhaust or to protect the rack  ?

[redgti]

the ply looks to me like ducting for the rad. and would probably have been mocked up before making in metal as rob said. There isn\'t really anything there to shield is there?

[BlitzBoy]

Repost lol
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61585

[batman]

Repost lol
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61585

 
dont get ya blitz dosnt say what the wood is for ? just chatting about the car ?

[batman]

the ply looks to me like ducting for the rad. and would probably have been mocked up before making in metal as rob said. There isn\'t really anything there to shield is there?

 
well yes there is have you seen how close the steering rack joint and rubber cv is to the turbo and down pipe on and fd
not sure about the 20b lump im guessing it still has an exhaust :evillaugh

[BlitzBoy]

dont get ya blitz dosnt say what the wood is for ? just chatting about the car ?

Just pointing you to main thread on the car with pictures dude, the owner has posted on that thread so you might get some of your questions answered

[batman]

ahh ok its not that important just wondered thats all

[RobMatthews]

yes ducting for the rad.

[redgti]

well yes there is have you seen how close the steering rack joint and rubber cv is to the turbo and down pipe on and fd
not sure about the 20b lump im guessing it still has an exhaust :evillaugh

The steering rack and universal join cover are miles\'ish from that ducting though mate:Thumbs-up

[mattfduk]

Its ducting to the rad, ply is used as its cheap and easy to work with, as SiH says its used a lot on race cars for the same reason.
 
We dont need to heat sheild anything on the hot side as its N/A with a ceramic coated manifold that traps a huge ammount of heat.

[RobMatthews]

matt you will be changing it from ply though yes?just to save some weight?