i want to do this with my prelude hood, so i was wondering whats the best way to go at doing this? thanks



*sry balleur for not asking if i can use this picture, pm me if you want it down.

 

how about just adding washers and/or longer bolt?

 

It looks like its an improperly installed, corvette hood install

 

Coolest way I have seen yet, use the kingpin bushings from a skateboard, and longer bolts!

 

thats a good idea, i was jsut making sure like putting washers wasnt a stupid idea but i think im gonna do the bushings thing. by any chance would anyone be able to post a pic of a prelude with there hood like this?id be great thanks.

 

just a warning, remember to adjust your hood latch with your bumper off, i work in a body shop and sometimes when we either adjust a hood/trunk or replace one, the latch wont allign up correctly and can badly jam the striker and latch causing you to manually release the latch with a pry-bar and if your bumper covers your latch this causes a serious problem. just my 2 cents

 

thanks for the head up, my bumpers already off so, im def. going to check that.

 

 

ah thanks, and if this is yours what did you use?

 

oh and what do you use for bolts..like where could i find some to fit it?

 

take your bolt out and go into a parts store or home depot find size and get a couple longer.

 

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Wow...hardware stores sell bolts man. Take your bolt up there and find one the same size but longer. Why do you want to do this anyway? For looks?

 

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Increased Air Velocity at crusing speeds

 

yes, looks, and release heat

 

It wont release enough heat to make any power. All you are doing is putting your hood on crooked. Mabey it will be as cool as the backwards hat was.

 

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It doesn't release any more heat. I tested this with an accurate Defi temp gauge and made no difference on engine temp in the Texas summer heat...same with or without the 'lifted' hood.

 

did you make a thread on that? i'd like to see what you did.

 

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No, I didn't spend a whole lot of time on it, but I used to have my hood like that and, long story short; I was at a painting clients' house and he said he used to work on a racing team and that the 'JDM hood tilt' haha was pointless for the most part.

So I remembered my engine temps in the heat of that summer in traffic and while cruising, and then put the hood back to stock. Sure enough the temps did not seem to change at all.

Though I might add I have never had the rubber trim around the bottom of the hood installed, so that could have been doing the job of the hood tilt in the first place.

 

why do you mount your hood like that!?

 

I have my hood like that, I found an extra long bolt and then plastic spacers from home depot, worked great.

Pretty much is just for looks.

 

ha well then, im jsut doing it for looks i suppose, i think it looks good, and for the releasing heat part...o well, thats jsut what someone told me, but the look grew on to me so i thought if i like the look and it releases heat why not? but the heat part is zero'd out so i guess ill jsut do it for looks.

 

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This may be a bit off-topic, but I HONESTY did see some kid around here with a 1G Miata with his f'ing hood lifted about 8 INCHES in the back. Seriously...it came up into his windshield and you could see the engine and everything. Almost started to make me angry

 

hahahah wow, i dont think i will be doing that, ha a inch at the most.