b18crx88

so i did the bandwagon hood prop and was wondering if it was safe to drive in the rain. i know this mod does no real difference. but i decided to put my 4dr hood on and noticed that the 4dr hood does a craze point up near the windshield and thought to myself how dope would that look propped. so i did and now water is what im worried about.

let me know plz and thanx

1cleanem1

i personally dont know why everyone is doing the hood propped thing.. i understand it provides a little more venting. but it looks like **** and ruins the flow of the car. just my 2 cents

OMGWTFBBQ!

What do you mean safe to drive in the rain?

Water won't hurt your engine, it may cause your speed sensor to stop working for a day or two, but I've seen people drive with no hood at all.

As long as you have good windshield wipers you'll be fine, your hood shouldn't affect your vision.

b18crx88

i understand were u are coming from but the 4dr hood is a lil different from the coupe hood and i thought cause its allready flipped up there why not prop it a lil bit and i think it look good. others whise i wouldnt do it

b18crx88

wipers have nothing to do with it was wondering if water will get behind onto the intake manifold and mess up some sensors and stuff

superfast666

the hood prop is to signify all motor

Hanmin

The hood prop is so that your valve cover can clear the hood....

OMGWTFBBQ!

Then read the rest of my post. The only thing that might get wacky is your vehicle speed sensor. Your speedo will stop working, and your CEL will come on. If you have VTEC it will stop working as well. If you have an automatic you're in for a fun ride since the transmission uses the speed as a reference for which gear to choose and without that signal it hunts through gears. You should be fine with your poor fitment.

And to the guy who said it signifies all motor, you're wrong. It was started by people doing B20 swaps (at least I think it was the B20) and instead of mismatching IMs and heads they decided to raise their hoods to clear everything.

GYChris

Nothings going to happen. No sensors, no check engine lights, no nothing

b18crx88

fitment is bull anyways with the prop cause once you prop your hood fitment isnt there so the 4dr hood looks good to me. its not propped mad high or nothing so i guess i shouldnt be worried. and yes the prop origionated from the f2b/h2b swap cause with that kit it tilts your motor back not allowing the hood to close propperly. not trying to be a ricer or nothing im just an everyday DIYer and like to try new things

leoaa777

Im thinking about doing it ONLY because my car IS BOOSTED and it gets pretty hot in there. Still debating.

Other than that, is teh ghey

boostedcivicsir

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really?



it is a pretty good idea to allow for clearance, and get the heat from out from under the hood.

BryanM.

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Why will the VSS get wacky? From getting wet?

It's way down on the tranny and gets wet when ever it rains.

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Linh.

I've driven mines like that for 4 years now. No wacky vss and no CEL. I dont know what that guy is talking about.

OMGWTFBBQ!

Well I dont have splash guards, and when it rained for 3 straight days my VSS went a bit off. I've heard of other people having a similar problem in heavy rain. I'm not saying it will be a massive problem, or theres even a good chance. But he wanted to know what might happen, and that might happen.

Also, if anyone is seriously concerned with heat issues, they should buy my hood. Perfect for extra clearance and for getting hot air out of the engine bay.

EkFG

just do it and if you dont like it well then just got back to stock, the only good reason i see of this is for cooling and not by much.

turbojdmhatch

its for cars with ITB's to draw air in while driving, it also lets heat out yadda yadda yadda who cares do what u like. i had it till i got a CF hood with a bolt broke off in it. i liked it both with the hood prop and without if i can get the broken bolt out ill put it back in

jay@aic[dot]com

yes sir... ruin my hood coz it didnt clear, have a pimple on my hood now. It was hood prop or washers on the engine mounts.

darkblackH2B

My hoods propped up. Only to clear the H2B lol. i dunno why people would do it otherwise. maybe cuz it looks MaDtYTe Yo.