New Vented Under Tray

[phothrottle]

Replaced the janky oem plate with a super sick one. A very nice upgrade.
No more loose bolts and oem trays flapping in the air.

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[mattrose4]

Love the videos! Project aero has a similar one, but I think theirs has 2 doors for the oil filter and drain plug. I have a feeling this one will let heat escape better.

 

[blueroadster]

Link to previous discussion thread for reference.

 

[smokey240sx]

I like that Project Aero have the cover for the oil drain and filter. Compare to WOT it’s only an extra screw to take the whole panel off.

 

[MooMoo]

I like that Project Aero have the cover for the oil drain and filter. Compare to WOT it’s only an extra screw to take the whole panel off.

thats not the point of the WOT tray, its to vent out hot air which should do better with more cut outs.

The WOT tray is also much easier to take off than OEM so not really a big deal not having a oil/filter door. But if you don't care about having the most head dissipation then the project aero might better for you.

PLM also makes one

 

[PNEUMA]

I swear that if I knew an old hot rod guy anywhere near me, with an old school louvre press, I would have my OEM tray tastefully riddled with rows of louvres.

 

[Xmetal]

I'm struggling to think that any aftermarket companies would have more knowledge (and R&D money) on how to cool down a car better than the engineers who designed the car. If this was a better way to cool down the engine bay, wouldn't you think Honda would have done it? There's a reason why the OE plate have those naca ducts instead of louvres.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't having more air flowing (escaping) under the car create more lift?

 

[MooMoo]

I'm struggling to think that any aftermarket companies would have more knowledge (and R&D money) on how to cool down a car better than the engineers who designed the car. If this was a better way to cool down the engine bay, wouldn't you think Honda would have done it? There's a reason why the OE plate have those naca ducts instead of louvres

Well this car is a overheating hot mess so I guess the honda engineers didn’t do their job? There are different reasons why they did the oem plate and they are not all about cooling. This plate works as demonstrated by wot, does a great job and brings degrees down.

There are always ways to improve cars in the aftermarket, specially if you track it, honda made this car as a street car as much as people always call it a race car lol

 

[Xmetal]

Well this car is a overheating hot mess so I guess the honda engineers didn’t do their job? There are different reasons why they did the oem plate and they are not all about cooling. This plate works as demonstrated by wot, does a great job and brings degrees down.

There are always ways to improve cars in the aftermarket, specially if you track it, honda made this car as a street car as much as people always call it a race car lol

There are always compromises. Sure, it may improve cooling, but at what cost? Are you going to get some additional lift due to having more air flow under the car? Are these even a consideration for the aftermarket? I'm just saying that the aftermarket is so focus on solving one problem while creating another one without realizing it?

 

[MooMoo]

There are always compromises. Sure, it may improve cooling, but at what cost? Are you going to get some additional lift due to having more air flow under the car? Are these even a consideration for the aftermarket? I'm just saying that the aftermarket is so focus on solving one problem instead of an overall picture of what you're giving up achieving it.

I agree and when WOT brought this out lift was a concern. Id say now that we have multiple people putting great track times, some even winning time trials with this plate on and have had zero issues what so ever. Id say its pretty tried and true.

Its heavier so thats the penalty lol but not that much to mean anything, also protects the oil pan way better than the oem which is made out of paper mache. That said if I did not track the car the oem is fine, this is so much easier to remove, the oem system is trash with philips and flat heads

 

[FL5HondaGuy]

Merry X-Mas to me.

 

[phothrottle]

Merry X-Mas to me.

Nice

 

[FL5HondaGuy]

@pho- Do you have a link to the Chasing JS bolts you used to secure the undertray ??

 

[AZCWTypeR]

I've used the WOT cooling plate for much of the year. Definitely better in a hot, desert climate.

I doubt anyone would notice an aero lift difference, which is probably offset by the extra mass of the WOT plate.

The WOT supplied Allen head fasteners are high quality, but I swapped them out for flanged hex head bolts. I prefer hex heads on bolts I'll be removing regularly.

 

[TypeRD]

I've used the WOT cooling plate for much of the year. Definitely better in a hot, desert climate.

I doubt anyone would notice an aero lift difference, which is probably offset by the extra mass of the WOT plate.

The WOT supplied Allen head fasteners are high quality, but I swapped them out for flanged hex head bolts. I prefer hex heads on bolts I'll be removing regularly.

Yeah, I very highly doubt any real, measurable, lift is even happening. I say this because the air flowing into the engine bay is not flowing through cleanly like air under an airplane wing. What I think is (mostly) happening is the air that’s flowing under the car, at speed, is drawing hot air out of the engine bay.

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