Bow Tie AC Vent Mod Mod

[DRACO A5OG]

So I had this boxy Bow Tie vent mod sitting on my shelf waiting patiently for me to install it. I was not too happy with the quality as the plastic was very thin and frankly like made in China before the Capitalization of their economy. I mean it was very poorly molded and vents were not straight. Good thing, it was cheap. The worse part, I had to drill another hole thru the penlum, WTF???

Then I had too much time on my hands waiting for my parts to come in for my project and found this:

https://www.mtgiparts.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=415&product_id=1201



Sold here in the States, the company is a Ford and GM warehouse for OEM parts. Only $10.50, Darn reasonable I thought, No? S&H was more :-(

Any who, I went to home depot to get some PVC pipes/fittings, total 3 pieces to build up the outlet to receive the vent, I still had to shave down the ID of the 1"coupler, no biggy. BTW the vent face screws off for dusting if needed, I did not know this when I bought, bonus :-)



So around $30, I got an updated look but subtle, good quality make and feel, USA! ( probably made in China, but it is very good build quality, solid, lol )

Now for the on car Pics:'

Straight Back, see the PVC glue , yes it is permanent. I was going to just use some light silicon, but I ran out. :-P

Closed, btw, it does push more air thru the center vents

Aimed towards the driver side, it is infinite-directional.

Tested with AC on, Wow, I can now direct the full blast of cooled ( when it works, lol, it does ) air anywhere I want,

I highly recommend it but you will fail concours but you will stay cooler.

J

[DRACO A5OG]

Oh yeah, wifey likes it

She asked what took me so long :-(

[NY65912]

Very nice!

I found that when I added the vent kit from Griffiths the cooling effect from the AC was increased by x 1000.

[Joe Bob]

What's A/C?

[86 911 Targa]

Jim,

Well done, again, as usual.........

Best,

Gerry

[Discseven]

Nice move Brother Jim!

[ganun]

Nice, thanks.

[DRACO A5OG]

Originally Posted by NY65912

Very nice!

I found that when I added the vent kit from Griffiths the cooling effect from the AC was increased by x 1000.

[Rawknees'Turbo]

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG

Oh yeah, wifey likes it

She asked what took me so long :-(

All joking aside, nice, creative job there, bro!

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

What's A/C?

It's something which is far superior to a ragtop!

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG

She asked what took me so long :-(

Whiskey river take my mind.

[DRACO A5OG]

LOL

[LeftCoastErik]

Niiice!

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG

Oh yeah, wifey likes it

She asked what took me so long :-(

There's the old joke where a lifeguard risks his life to rescue some snotty kid. He braves the undertow and drags him back to shore and to the ungrateful arms of his mother. "He had a hat" declares the Momz....(shut up Sid).....

[DRACO A5OG]

Oh great, drove us to dinner and I used the AC, now "baby, too cold" LOL.

So I directed it just to me, wow, I got cooler quick

[RNajarian]

Great idea! This mod probably could be adapted to the early dealer mounted systems as well.

Thanks for sharing

[DRACO A5OG]

I think so, though I really did not want to drill an extra hole, I may pull the trigger and widen the current hole ( the rubber grommet is about the same diameter as the mod ID so no metal cutting of the fire wall needed ) and stick in a wider PVC. I was told on many occasions that our system bottle necks at the penlum and a wider hole will allow better flow especially out this port area.

Well, will try it this way for now, since I am a lazy fart. It is amazing how air directed to the lower region really helps you cool down Like the Toyota crotch vents. LOL.

[zippy_gg]

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG

So I had this boxy Bow Tie vent mod sitting on my shelf waiting patiently for me to install it. I was not too happy with the quality as the plastic was very thin and frankly like made in China before the Capitalization of their economy. I mean it was very poorly molded and vents were not straight. Good thing, it was cheap. The worse part, I had to drill another hole thru the penlum, WTF???

Then I had too much time on my hands waiting for my parts to come in for my project and found this:

Tested with AC on, Wow, I can now direct the full blast of cooled ( when it works, lol, it does ) air anywhere I want,

I highly recommend it but you will fail concours but you will stay cooler.

J

Oh great...! Another thing for me to do...
But heck, it is all about improving cooling people in the car, right?

[DRACO A5OG]

Nevermind, it looks like Chevy thought of it first

[DRACO A5OG]

Originally Posted by zippy_gg

Oh great...! Another thing for me to do...
But heck, it is all about improving cooling people in the car, right?

True that my Brother!

BTW, we need to redo your clutch cable install. kinda skipped a step. check my thread Trade Secrets

[zippy_gg]

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG

True that my Brother!

BTW, we need to redo your clutch cable install. kinda skipped a step. check my thread Trade Secrets

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