Faux or functional?

[VAmagred01]

Side scoops (the ones in front of the doors). What do they do?

 

[johnl]

What do they do?

Look good and catch a little dust.

 

[VAmagred01]

That's what I thought. They should have run ducts from the engine compartment to those vents to extract hot air.

Thanks for the info,
Kenny

 

[Tuna]

They do extract hot air - just not very much of it as there's too much stuff between them and the air flow under the hood.

 

[VAmagred01]

Thanks, Tuna. You know, there are so many things [small] GM could have done to enhance the performance of the Corvette.....but I guess they needed to leave a little room for aftermarket upgrades.

 

[c4c5specialist]

HI there,
And they also vent heat from the most important part of the electronics.
On the passenger side, they vent heat from the PCM.
Allthebest, c4c5

 

[johnl]

And they also vent heat from the most important part of the electronics.

True.... I had not thought of that.

I think if they vented the engine compartment through there, every time you ran through a puddle of water or an errant sprinkler system that was spraying the street, you’d shoot dirty old road water down the sides of the car.

 

[VAmagred01]

Good info, Guys. Thanks.