Civic Type R (race edition)

**aaronng** · 10-01-2007 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Tofu

hmm...then how do you explain the GruppeM intake scoop for the DC5?
the scoop is facing forwards ontop of the bonnet...surely rain water will get in, but it works without a problem

Doesn't look like it is facing forwards. Looks like it is facing backwards.

**matt** · 10-01-2007 11:39 PM

i believe that teh gruppeM does point forward once it clears the bonnet

you can see the top part of teh intake in this photo pretty clearly

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...s/1e9ea077.jpg

**silver_screen** · 10-01-2007 11:50 PM

nothin wrong with water in the engine anywayz.. as long as its turned into an extremely fine mist b4 it his the chambers.. otherwise they're gonna have many bent rods

**aaronng** · 10-01-2007 11:55 PM

That's not the gruppeM that you are seeing. That's the wind deflector for the wiper.

Look at this pic:

**aaronng** · 10-01-2007 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by silver_screen

nothin wrong with water in the engine anywayz.. as long as its turned into an extremely fine mist b4 it his the chambers.. otherwise they're gonna have many bent rods

Hehe, the debate was over water would get into the roof scoop and wet the driver:

**silver_screen** · 11-01-2007 10:49 AM

oh my bad...

hmmm it seems that it might wet the driver.. u never know really unless ur sittin in it while its raining

I think that i might not. I think that inside the scoop or roof, there may be something that catches the water and pisses it off... who knows

who cares if the drivers wet anywayz.. anyone here ever worn a race suit?? u fkn sweat like no tomorrow anywayz

already wet

**aaronng** · 11-01-2007 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by silver_screen

who cares if the drivers wet anywayz.. anyone here ever worn a race suit?? u fkn sweat like no tomorrow anywayz

already wet

LOL true

I wonder if there is a market for 2nd hand race suits. I'm sure if people bought Michael Jordan's BO as an EDT, there should be some people wanting a whiff of Sebastian Loeb.

**Chris_F** · 11-01-2007 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

That's not the gruppeM that you are seeing. That's the wind deflector for the wiper.

Look at this pic:

Actually i think the gruppeM for dc5r does have a scoop that faces forward... theres a small hole at the bottom of the CF heat shield for water to drain out of

edit: on second thought it may face backwards - need an owner to chime in

**Tofu** · 11-01-2007 11:38 PM

this image isn't very good, but as you can see there, it does face backwards towards the firewall...then there's another piece that attaches to this opening that does face upwards and slightly forward.

**Tofu** · 11-01-2007 11:52 PM

ok here's a pic of the intake with the "scoop" installed\
if anything something like this would gather more rain

**JDC5R** · 11-01-2007 11:54 PM

Upon normal operation the grouppem does not run a scoop, on rainy days owners are advised to place the scoop on. The scoop itself will hinder the opening of the bonnet but can be easily removed by using a phillips head screw driver.

Additionally there is a hole in the box to allow the water to drain out before any big problems arise. Many owners have the grouppem box over on CITR and none have found any problems. Even owners running mugen box with the mugen bar has not found any problems in flood conditions.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm......................cai however has one unfortunate victim

**matt** · 11-01-2007 11:55 PM

well, it does draw in air from pretty much straight from the back of the bonnet but there is a duct which can be bolted on to prevent bulk water from pouring into the air box. there is a hole in the bottom of the air box to drain water.
these were about the best pics i could find

on the left you can sorta see where the air usually draws from before the duct is fitted

and now with the duct in place

lol everyone else posted now.
tofu-the second pic you posted doesn't have the scoop on