carbon f hood w heat vent

[mxlplx71]

i,ve been trying to buy a used hood since sept last year to put a heat vent in. no luck.
i found a carbon fiber one and got a pretty good deal almost 50% off, so.

[plak424]

Interesting, any noticeable differences in temps so far?

[gigliotti175]

Dude. Nice hood.

You gained hp with that right?!?

Just kidding, but seriously, how much does it weigh if you know.

[Voltwings]

I'm all about making shit cooler, definitely subbed for results.

[mxlplx71]

it might be a few pounds lighter, i doubt more than 8 to 10 lbs lighter.
sitting at a light you can see serious heat pouring out from the turbo and fullrace exh mani.

[ScarMS3]

my turbo looks rusty enough without water dripping on it...does it not rain much in a state that doesn't exist.

[breakfstincluded]

I like the idea of hood vents too...

[SleeperHatch]

Subbed can't wait to see if it actually makes a difference

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[mxlplx71]

Originally Posted by SleeperHatch Subbed can't wait to see if it actually makes a difference Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk 2

ive made so many changes lately, both jmf and fullrace manifolds, wesicos/k1s, widepath cai, bnr, thermal gaskets, ported head, cpe catback, plus getting tuned by atvfreek.
there isnt much for me to compare against.
i can see the heat leaving though.
i usedto open the hood everytime i got home, dont have to anymore. should reduce the amount of heatsoak some

[supertubesocks]

You need to put a drip pan or something underneath it. Jeep Cherokee guys learned this the hard way.

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[mxlplx71]

Originally Posted by supertubesocks You need to put a drip pan or something underneath it. Jeep Cherokee guys learned this the hard way. Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 2

i plan to.
i wonder if anyone can guess what car my vent came off of?

[tornado842]

Looks like the vent off of a 84-87 dodge shelby

You need to add the shield to deflect the water

[breakfstincluded]

bbq grill

[mxlplx71]

Originally Posted by tornado842 Looks like the vent off of a 84-87 dodge shelby

first guess
omni glhs

[tornado842]

It's not really fair. I have a 85 Shelby Charger

[tornado842]

Do you have any pics of the bottom of the hood and how it is attached?

[mxlplx71]

Originally Posted by tornado842 Looks like the vent off of a 84-87 dodge shelby You need to add the shield to deflect the water

ive had both cars, my son currenty has a numbered shelbycharger.
both the charger and omni glh used the same hoodvent.

Originally Posted by tornado842 Do you have any pics of the bottom of the hood and how it is attached?

i didnt take a pic of the underside, i will when i get the drip pan on it.

[Voltwings]

Do you have the rear weather stripping removed? I can see a ton of heat pouring out of there but I imagine this is leaps and bounds above that. As far as water in the engine bay, there are several Gen2's who remove the ducting and just let nature take its toll on the engine bay and it doesn't seem to have too much of an effect... personally my ducting is still in place because I like the idea of directing that air onto the cylinder head to cool it off.

I've always wanted to add a vent but I feel on the Gen2 hood it would
A. look stupid with the hood scoop
B. Serve no purpose since there's already a giant hole there.

[jeffdevo]

that is sweet!

[mxlplx71]

Originally Posted by Voltwings Do you have the rear weather stripping removed? I can see a ton of heat pouring out of there but I imagine this is leaps and bounds above that. As far as water in the engine bay, there are several Gen2's who remove the ducting and just let nature take its toll on the engine bay and it doesn't seem to have too much of an effect... personally my ducting is still in place because I like the idea of directing that air onto the cylinder head to cool it off. I've always wanted to add a vent but I feel on the Gen2 hood it would A. look stupid with the hood scoop B. Serve no purpose since there's already a giant hole there.

i kept the weatherstripping.
im for getting the heat out, find a used hood and cut a hole in it, lol .
i've wanted to do this since last summer.
in november i'll put the steel hood back on.

[grantmm]

That might actually cause more harm than good. The whole goal of vents in the hood is to create a negative pressure zone to pull air out. The design on that hood might have the opposite effect of upsetting the designed underhood airflow and trap more heat in.

I'm not a fluid dynamics expert though.

[mxlplx71]

Originally Posted by grantmm That might actually cause more harm than good. The whole goal of vents in the hood is to create a negative pressure zone to pull air out. The design on that hood might have the opposite effect of upsetting the designed underhood airflow and trap more heat in. I'm not a fluid dynamics expert though.

on a gen2,, maybe.
the fins on my vent are angled and rear facing so air going over it pulls air out.--/l/l/l/l/l--

[mxlplx71]

sunday with amb temp at 67 and driving for nearly an hour, my boost temp was 106 and intake temp was 76.