I'm having to turn to the passion ford faithful here on deciding what front bumper to run on my fiesta tub!

A quick rundown of events:

Decided to try and sort the ever growing heating problems out on fiesta's running the bigger GRS I/C's by lowering it down from standard, then the basis was to use the 12 bore bumper you see here to help with ACT temps on track etc etc................But

then the moment of doubt, someone on this site decided to throw a spanner into the works saying he didnt like it & i should revert back to standard.


Now thats me screwed mentally!

So here the pic's




Or....................



So what do you lovely lot reckon then...........Oh this excludes Paul Ripley & gadget by the way!!!

 

1st one suits it well IMO

 

i think grs pack there intercoolers to tight and air has trouble getting to the rad

 

1st looks cool

 

12 bore looks shite, But i'll buy it from you!

 

So what do all the passionford whore's think then?

Gadge can you now read.......................Or has batty sex played havoc with your eyesigt again!!

 

Opinions peeps!

Should i go back to standard or will the 12 bore look too Max Power

 

Help me Obi Wan your my only hope!

 

Standard

 

neva mind the lax power stuff
make it handle

 

max power isnt to do with intercoolers and "flowability"

1st pic looks ard as nails

hope the colours aint set in stone tho

 

BROM@ZOO, Dont you worry fella, we'll be sorting that out at the end of this month

Stu.H,

But i thought the united colours of Bennetton scheme's were all the rage?!"?!

Seriously though the 12 bore bumper was used purely for the air flow, thats why i mounted the I/C lower!!

 

Personally i hate ALL cars with the bumpers cut out for the i/c
I know it serves a perpose, but looks wise i think they are very max power!

 

Well good thing i won't be taking her down the local Macdonalds otherwise i'd have to agree.

But the whole idea of this now is FUN, track fun so i had to think about the overheating issues fiesta's can suffer with. And these will all become huge probs blatting around a circuit all day!

 

Ok Franco you asked for it........ I don't care what you've spent out so far this is what I would do:-

Stage 1:- send the intercooler back to Graham and have the bottom pipe raised so it fits over the crossmember

Stage 2:- bin the beautiful hoses that you just had made up for loads of money/modify them to fit the new postion

Stage 3:- Re fit the modified intercooler and a modified standard front bumper

Stage 4:- RS500 style grills in the inner lights with that mesh I got

Stage 5:- Flog the 12 bore to some boy racer in Harlow

Stage 6:- paint all the panels the same colour and repair the rear quarter

Stage 7:- stand back and admire the fruits of your hard work and take it out for a rag.

 

The intercooler is just tooo low mate

 

scumbag!! GRRRR



Why cant i just be different! See what you've started with one comment!!

 

Anybody else think its too low?!?!?!?!?!?

 

Why do you need to be? If its a track car.. probably get damaged anyway being that low.. mate I'll stick by what ever you decide.. remember this is what 'I' would do

 

But i've spent too much already fooking around with the set up, maybe i should just stick with the 12 Bore!

 

Everyones looking, no ones saying..............


Go on i can take it!

 

So you made a mistake?? we've all done it!! fuck it off and start again

 

I just don't know....................i suppose i can sell it to ugly muppet in Harlow & get my ZOO track kit quicker!!

But will i suffer with heat probs on track!

 

You know mine ran cooler that standard with the same setup.
It will be fine mate! seriously stop worring about it, surely it would just be a case of shorting the pipes you had made anyway??

 

That stuff looks pretty sexy mate!