Cooling the Trunk-Mounted Continental Exhaust with Custom Louvers! - 7.3L Godzilla Swapped Lincoln
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- There were a ton of comments on our 7.3L Godzilla swapped Continental exhaust build out saying out there will be WAY too much heat in the trunk of this Lincoln. Well we weren't planning on sealing the exhaust in the trunk without a way to get some cold air flowing through there! So this week we're fabricating some metal louvers to sit on the top of our trunk lid to suck in some wind and push out all of that heat. And just like with the hole we made for our intake, we're going to have to break out the cut-off wheel and make some holes in our trunk!
The louvers should be the other way around ! Wind is not going through the panel, it should go over if the louvers are in the correct way and create a depression that will extract heat. You don't fight the wind to make it go through, you use the wind to extract heat ;-)
It world not look good 😂
They just want to give the heat a way to escape. There's already wind coming in thru the floor louvers. Did you not see that?
Until they do the perforated steel tail panel
@@edward8606. Heats gonna go out the floor pan, in through the deck lid. Would be interesting to see it in a wind tunnel, I kind of wonder how much air will flow over the roof into the louvers.
+1
Absolutely love watching you guys do sheet metal and fabrication work! The fact that you all cover your thought process and give us a glimpse into your approach from idea through execution is awesome. Watching masters at work!
Appreciate that! 🙏🏻
Agree with the other dudes that posted, the louvres should be pointed the other way because of the way the "wind" will come off the roof. It won't follow the back window down but instead just be a slightly turbulent low pressure system until the end of the vehicle. This is why actual scoops are above the roof line, or close to it. But, otherwise it looks nice!
We’re gong to look into this for sure, and thank you for the feedback
I wondered the same thing. Would be cool to see how it all works in a wind tunnel.
I would agree with you.
Why the exhaust in the trunk in the first place?
This car project is very cool and amazing.
Thank you!!
The trunk louvers is one of those crazy ideas you guys have where I’m left thinking “idk about THIS ONE” BUT we needed to keep the microwave cool so we’ll see I suppose. 😅
If it makes you say "wait... what?" then we're doing our job! lol
@@SalvagetoSavage valid
I'm half way through the episode and a glance a the other comments confirms my suspicion: I would have put the louvers also the outher way. You have an intake at the bottom and - since heat rises - the warm air can exhaust through the top and be carried away by the wind. With the current design I would expect a heat build up and also a lot of turbolence.
We’ll take a look into the louvre orientation for sure. Thanks for the feedback
@@SalvagetoSavage this might also be helpful (copied from the interwebs): When a vehicle is moving at high speeds, the air flows over and under the car. The air flowing under the car can experience an increase in pressure due to several factors related to aerodynamics.
Bernoulli's Principle: As air flows around the car, it speeds up to match the velocity of the car. According to Bernoulli's principle, an increase in the speed of a fluid (such as air) is accompanied by a decrease in pressure. This principle explains why the air pressure decreases above the car (as it accelerates over the top surface) and increases below the car (as it accelerates under the bottom surface).
Constriction of Flow: The shape of the car's underside and the ground creates a channel that accelerates the air flowing beneath the car. This constriction of flow can increase the pressure of the air underneath the car.
Boundary Layer Effects: The air in direct contact with the surface of the car forms a boundary layer. At high speeds, this boundary layer can become turbulent, causing the air to slow down near the surface of the car. This deceleration of air can lead to an increase in pressure.
Downforce: Some high-performance vehicles are designed to generate downforce, which is a force pushing the car down onto the road. This downforce is created by the interaction of the car's shape with the airflow, including the pressure differential between the top and bottom surfaces of the car. The higher pressure under the car contributes to the generation of downforce.
Overall, the combination of these factors at high speeds leads to an increase in air pressure under the car. This high-pressure zone can be utilized in aerodynamic design to enhance stability, improve handling, and increase traction for better performance
I think the same.
@@adoksym Lesson on basic principles of aerodynamics applied to the automotive industry. Probably very useful for improving exhaust cooling. Everything seems to be heading towards a change in the orientation of the three grids.
I can smell the rust forming in the trunk compartment from here :P
Nice to see how you guys put so much time, effort and skill into turning this timeless masterpiece of US automobile design history into a real Rube Goldberg machine.
It's almost like it's supposed to be something that's out of the box and wild! The customer has plenty of cars in his collection. Not all of them have to be a daily driver, a performance track car, or even make sense! There are still plenty factory continentals out there for you to buy. Don't worry!
@@SalvagetoSavage ;)
Love the fabrication work and the detail you show. It's not the car I would ask you to build, but awesome work and good to see something different.
I agree with the others that you probably want the louvers facing the rear so it sucks the rising heat up and out as the car drives forward.
We’re gong to look into this for sure, and thank you for the feedback
Started out crazy?!? Y’all know you’re going to keep the build going crazy!
You know us too well! lol
Thanks, David, Andrew and Mike! Great idea for the louvers!
I always used a punch press for my louvers approximately 3 1/2 inches wide, and struggled with the measurements and alignment on the work piece, usually the hood or trunk lid .
This was way easier! Thanks!
See ya next week! And now back to my 5th chemo appointment! Yay!!
Yep, flip those vents around the other way. Can't wait for this Conti to hit the road. Gonna be bad ass
If you want air in you use a Naca duct, if you want air out you use louvers.
In fact, hot air tends to rise and fresh air could enter from below. Additionally, when the car is stationary, it could also have fans behind the lower grille that exhaust hot air through the upper grilles. It would be perfect in my opinion.
That’s a very good idea
@@SalvagetoSavage It would be a pleasure to see it materialize.
@@SalvagetoSavage Also, by changing the direction of the upper and lower grilles, at night, and with interior lighting, the work inside the trunk could be seen through the upper grilles, perhaps...🤔
Love seeing this build progress.
Thank you so much!
your louvers are backward. venturi effect would probably remove more heat than forcing rising heat to go downward due to ramming air. I would also argue that the air near those vents is pretty turbulent and will cause a vacuum above the vents
We’re gong to look into this for sure, and thank you for the feedback
Damn, I love functional louvers! Looks awesome!
Nice pleasant surprise of a new video on my lunch break. Good shit as always gentlemen!!
We're glad we can help kill some time at work! Thanks for the support!
I know these guys are being driven by the customer here, but sometimes you should just say ‘No’. To protect your brand and your reputation.
Have you considered insulating the air tank? That hot trunk is seriously gonna raise the pressure, and it could blow fittings
Wait, am i detecting some kind of reality tv moment of suspense bullshit !? 😂
We showed you the whole dang louver fab! What more could you want?! hahaha
Love the way it's turning out, but I can't wait for you lot to get back to the LSx....
Take care....😊
We're going to give an update on the Chevelle soon! We're waiting on word from the company that writes the program to tune the ECU so we can get it dyno'd!
I’m loving the Lincoln!
Great work as always! But... Aren't the louvers backwards for a correct airflow?
Love your work Dave 👍👍👍
He's a killer fabricator!
Now you have to fabricate something with the trunk floor to get rid of water coming from the top
We will have a few drainage holes in the floor pan
man that trunk is clean, that whole thing looks amazing y'all
Thank you so much!
That's awesome. I need some for my 65c20
Send us a template and we can make then
Size : 259 x 138 mm
Just need some drainage holes in the boot incase of a downpour
Yes 💯 agreed
Standing at the bumper, the louvres are right. I think it would be weird to look inside the trunk from the rear.
I think a lot of people think of the louvers in an aerodynamic aspect. But we designed them to take the air flowing over the car and stuff it down into the trunk! And you're right too, it definitely looks nicer when you're not staring into the trunk when you're standing behind it
Hi Guys... Awesome work👌🏾Why dont url flash mount the louvers... Instead of having bolts visible from the outside, maybe weld thread rod onto the louver so can be mounted / fastened from underneath... So looks seamless... No bolts showing
The customer liked the hotrod aesthetic of a fastened panel as opposed to flush mounted!
Thanks for the reply guys 😀👍🏾
This thing is SO fucking cool.
We're glad you like it!
Very cool.... haha dad joke 4 sure... Sick as always bro!
Glad you enjoyed
Fab work as usual is top notch. Just a shame it's all this work to fix the bad design of that exhaust location
Man, i just feel that 90% of the custom work done on this car is to fix an unforseen issue. First it was the suspension, then the headlights and grille, then the exhaust, now the louvers...
Look. At old kustom cars built in the 50s and 60s, the louver sticks UP and faces rearward. And they're stamped or formed, not cut like that.
But if the customer is happy...
Sorry you feel that way! But you’re are incorrect. This is a custom build and some stuff is planned some you go with the flow on. That’s for watching and your feedback
Instead of lovers would a radiator fan pulling air out from the bottom lovers work?
That would work too and wouldn't be a bad idea! Although it wouldn't look as clean though, even if we had room underneath the muffler to fit one
shits gonna be dope.
Thanks for the support!
Agreed the louvre should probably face the other way, however I doubt it matters much and people are overthinking it. This car is clearly meant to be a showpiece - I doubt it will be doing many long roadtrips. And if it does…. Well, the owner will learn something? 🤔 🤷♂️
Zero road trips but he’ll drive it for sure. Perhaps we can rethink the way the louvre directs
Another great S2S vlog. Curious as why you did not use a Louver punch to create the inserts?
The punch we have is only like 2” which for these didn’t work
The punch we have is only like 2” which for these didn’t work
Hey if you want to see some intense bead rolling you should go check out khaos design and the Toyota stout rebuild.
Also did you guys ever consider putting the louvers on a mechanism to open and close them when the vehicle is running?
We'll check em out! And some mechanical louvers would be sick. We'll keep that in mind for the next build!
@@SalvagetoSavage I do have good ideas most of the time. Sometimes my ideas are phenomenally brilliant. I just typically don't have the tools or skill set or knowledge on how to implement them.
Cool stuff
Thanks!
Are you planning to extend the chrome that runs along the top of the fenders? It just looks like it stops dead right now. A bit awkward looking maybe?
Not to sure, we’re looking into having some pieces made up
How is it going to handle the rain though?
Perfectly fine!
"Slab" coming together nicely. Can't wait to see this thing cruising the streets. Progress on Chevelle updates?
We're going to do an update on it soon! We unfortunately hit another roadblock. The company that made the internal TCU and wrote the software to tune our transmission had a falling out. So now we're trying to figure out our next step to get the chevelle ripping!
All these haters like it's yalls build. A part of the car community is to respect one another's builds not hate on them through comments.
They jacked up a really nice car. It’s one thing if it was a more common or worse condition car but it wasn’t. The “ mods “ they did are horrible and goofy. Who the hell runs the exhaust into the trunk? That’s some goofy Honda civic fanboy BS. There is this thing called “ taste “ or an understanding of what looks right or enhancements- these guys don’t have it.
Got to a ford show and bring a mustang with an LS motor in it and come back and tell me how “respectfully” everyone treated you. lol.
It doesn't bother us! If they want to do something different they can buy a continental and build it their way! It would probably be more beneficial though if some of these guys spent more time working on their own builds and less time scrolling RUclips to find reasons to be angry! lol
@HOLY_FRIJOLES I'll tell them exactly what salvage to savage commented. Plus there's plenty of people who have done that. Moparty, ls fest, and ford fest and their reactions were mostly good. It's a car community. Respect one another's builds
@SalvagetoSavage couldn't have said it better myself. Love the work guys. Keep the great builds coming!
Let's go🎉
😮Very good!! 😀 cool 😤🚘😎 👏😊
Thank you! Cheers!
@SalvagetoSavage Good job! 🎉😊
@SalvagetoSavage I am learning after watching it carefully ^^ 😊
I'm watching it carefully. 😤👏🤔😀😊
Shouldn't the louvers open the other direction? Downwards yes, but so that the air flow over the trunk would suck out the hot air that collects inside at the top of the trunk. Now you're fighting against the natural flow of heated air, from bottom to the top.
We’re gong to look into this for sure, and thank you for the feedback
I like the channel but I feel like they drag out the builds for more views ijs
We appreciate you watching! We're showing y'all the full process behind the builds and giving it all to you guys for free!
Oof
Your videos are too short!!!!
We try to keep them as interesting and meaningful as possible. Sometimes that means they're a bit shorter. We don't like to add any unnecessary filler!
You should run some stacks out the trunk. That would look a whole lot better. Seriously. I don’t know who owns that car but I wouldn’t pay you for all the goofy hipster 💩 you’ve done to that car. Absolutely, ruined it. There’s “ outside the box “ then there’s this 💩.
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Keeps getting worse and worse with every modification...
This car started off so amazing and made me subscribe but after the exhaust, I just couldn't watch anymore. I tried to give it a second chance and it just got worse. I truly feel bad for the person spending money on this. To each their own but I am definitely glad I unsubscribed. I cannot watch this train wreck.
See yah !
Y'all are.awesome fabicators, as far as being engineers, meh. The louvers are backwards.
We’re gong to look into this for sure, and thank you for the feedback
That looks terrible.
Thanks for the feedback.
Congrats, you cut holes, made some horrible looking vents. Those are not custom louvers, they are just an eye sore to look at. Again, congrats, you robbed a perfectly good trunk lid. Not sure why anyone would pay money for your work. If it's your car and your money, have it. To accept money from someone and do this to their car, should be a crime
Cliff seriously why are you so interested In being a negative Nancy! Yep we’re getting paid, yes it’s a customers car and absolutely it’s custom. I have never said this and I might regret it but if you don’t like what we’re doing over her , hit that unfollow button and stay off the channel since it obviously bothers you.
Should have flush welded the louvers to the trunk, to make it look like one piece! How they are, they're pretty dog shit!
Dog shit huh. Mmmky
@@SalvagetoSavage Compared to everything else done to the car, this move is just plain clown act! All that time, and you leave on ugly AF bezel on a simple shape makes it stick out like dog shit, yes! We know you have the skills to flush weld it to the trunk will look shmooooth AF! So what's the excuse for taking the quick easy way out?
Gm my savages as usual the Lincoln 💪🏽🔥🫡💯
Good morning Luis!
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Those louvers will be good so that when groceries are in the trunk, they won't get too hot from the exhaust...it's going to be a 'grocerie getter' right. 😂
No doubt. Don't want my popsicles to melt.
Put your groceries in there and have dinner ready to eat by the time you get home! lol