[DeTomaso] Has anyone researched hood vent designs? (Dave Londry)

[Dan Courtney]

mAD pUPPY hAS lOST eVERYTHING,  iNCLUDING hIS bRAIN, aLONG tHAT sTRETCH.

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<div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Scott Couchman <scottcouchman at yahoo.com> </div><div>Date:08/06/2016  4:00 PM  (GMT-07:00) </div><div>To: "Dan F. Courtney" <dan at excaliburre.com> </div><div>Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com </div><div>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Has anyone researched hood vent designs? (Dave Londry) </div><div>
</div>I was planning to run the Silver State without the deck lid. I think Mad Dog lost his too.

> On Aug 6, 2016, at 3:55 PM, Dan F. Courtney <dan at excaliburre.com> wrote:
> 
>   As one who does drive at very high speed I can tell you the front hood
>   does lift at least 2a on aThe Beasta, which has two custom hood vents
>   behind the radiator. It has rubber straps to keep it from getting too
>   high, while also letting the air escape.
>   Also, over 160 mph there is a ton of upward pressure on the rear deck
>   lids. Iave lost two fiberglass deck lids (one in a somewhat famous
>   incident along the Silver State Challenge route).
>   Weave reinforced the hinge pins and louvers are on the drawing board.
>   Iave also noticed the car settles down significantly once the rear deck
>   lid is gone. At first I didnat realize why the rear was finally
>   settling down and holding the ground, until the end of the route when I
>   walked around and noticed the deck lid was gone.
> 
>   Dan
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   mAD pUPPY hAS lOST eVERYTHING,  iNCLUDING hIS bRAIN, aLONG tHAT
   sTRETCH.

   Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

   -------- Original message --------

   From: Scott Couchman

   Date:08/06/2016 4:00 PM (GMT-07:00)

   To: "Dan F. Courtney"

   Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com

   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Has anyone researched hood vent designs? (Dave
   Londry)

   I was planning to run the Silver State without the deck lid. I think
   Mad Dog lost his too.
   > On Aug 6, 2016, at 3:55 PM, Dan F. Courtney <dan at excaliburre.com>
   wrote:
   >
   >   As one who does drive at very high speed I can tell you the front
   hood
   >   does lift at least 2a on aThe Beasta, which has two custom hood
   vents
   >   behind the radiator. It has rubber straps to keep it from getting
   too
   >   high, while also letting the air escape.
   >   Also, over 160 mph there is a ton of upward pressure on the rear
   deck
   >   lids. Iave lost two fiberglass deck lids (one in a somewhat famous
   >   incident along the Silver State Challenge route).
   >   Weave reinforced the hinge pins and louvers are on the drawing
   board.
   >   Iave also noticed the car settles down significantly once the rear
   deck
   >   lid is gone. At first I didnat realize why the rear was finally
   >   settling down and holding the ground, until the end of the route
   when I
   >   walked around and noticed the deck lid was gone.
   >
   >   Dan
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