djwarner Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 In this video Leno explained the bezels in the hood for this car were originally vents until the marketing people got a hold of it. Seems the Stingray had a nasty habit of getting light in the nose around 100 mph. (Sound familiar?) The hood vents were designed to spill high pressure under the car. Has this been tried on our Zs? To what success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Well maintained z cars don't get light at 100mph. Worn out tie rods and narrow, high aspect ratio tires get light at 100mph on any car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ghtymaxXx Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Missing video link? Of course 280Z's had hood vents, I'd be surprised if they were for anything other than styling though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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psdenno Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Well maintained z cars don't get light at 100mph. I bought my '71 new off the showroom floor. Trust me, it got light well under 100mph from day one until I added a front BRE spoiler. Worst case was driving through Kansas on a four lane and being lifted and pushed over completely into the adjacent lane. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Missing video link? Of course 280Z's had hood vents, I'd be surprised if they were for anything other than styling though. They were to remove heat from the engine bay, there was likely a side effect of venting the air pressure under the hood too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Well maintained z cars don't get light at 100mph. Worn out tie rods and narrow, high aspect ratio tires get light at 100mph on any car. Worn out tie rods dont give you hundreds of pounds of lift on the front end alone. Stock, these vehicles are literally losing around 10% of their weight off their wheels at at these speeds. Most of it over the front wheels. Being well maintained has little to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Worn out tie rods dont give you hundreds of pounds of lift on the front end alone. Stock, these vehicles are literally losing around 10% of their weight off their wheels at at these speeds. Most of it over the front wheels. Being well maintained has little to do with it. I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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