Im looking into hoods. I dont really want a C/F one, but I do want vented. Whats out there besides Vielside. Pics or links will help.

 

you can always paint the cf ones

 

Yeah, but if I got c/f Id want the real deal, not the "style" ones. Than it be more expensive. I rather just find a vented one, not c/f.

 

i sport a styled one. don't see the real ones as worth the price

 

Real ones have better quality and fitment. Plus I hear that c/f hoods have a tendency of popping up and breaking from the latch.

 

i road race and highway drive mine. no issue here and my fitment is very good. you will see this sat

 

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Thats what hood pins are for.

 

Dont really like the hood pins look.

 

jackson, my hood stayed on and kevin had it for awhile. neither of us have problems. i highly doubt you will

 

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I don't either but I really don't like the look of a busted windshield and hood

 

mugen!

 

J's Hood, Top Secret Hood, Mugen Hood, I *think* Amuse might make a hood...

I am pretty sure they are all vented. Most aftermarket hoods for the S are vented, except the OEM style ones.

 

get J's or amuse ... you gotto have mad $

 

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I am pretty sure they are all vented. Most aftermarket hoods for the S are vented, except the OEM style ones. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, that makes sense...


My "fake" hood, that is on Nishant's car now, and even my old OEM style "fake" hood, both saw speeds of 140 a few times. They didn't even begin to shake or wobble.

 

I need pics or links for all the hoods mentioned

 

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hoodpins are not there for cosmetic reasons. they are there to prevent ur hood flying back. it is there to possibly save your life and other drivers. when i first got my cf hood, i never got the pins installed and when i was driving 70 mph, the hood was flopping and i got scared so i never went over 55 mph for about a week.

imagine driving with a CF hood and having ur convertible top down and having the hood fly up and break off and having pieces of the hood hitting you in the head.

function &gt; form.

 

And this why I stated first "I dont want a c/f hood"

 

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hoodpins are not there for cosmetic reasons. they are there to prevent ur hood flying back. it is there to possibly save your life and other drivers. when i first got my cf hood, i never got the pins installed and when i was driving 70 mph, the hood was flopping and i got scared so i never went over 55 mph for about a week.

imagine driving with a CF hood and having ur convertible top down and having the hood fly up and break off and having pieces of the hood hitting you in the head.

function &gt; form.</TD></TR></TABLE>

my cf hood does not flop, its there and doesn't move at all while driving and i have hit 100+ at the track every lap (2 days with 100+ laps)

 

Didnt you hit 100+ on the way home to?

 

lets not discuss that

 

i think a vented CF hood will not flop because the air that gets caught under the hood easily escapes through the vents.

just start cutting holes in your hood

 

Nishant,

What kind of hood do you have?

Tim

 

VIS Racing J's replica. I bought it mainly for the vents. After one track event, I am impressed. Normally after a session, I would come to the pits and pop the hood. I would get hit with hot air. Now, that doesn't happen. I didn't realize it would help that much

 

everyone makes cf hoods, mugen, top secret, j's, amuse, cwest, yada yada yada yaday....

if you want a fiberglass hood that is vented i think you're stuck with veilside or mastergrade....

by the way.. cf hoods weigh more then the stock hoods....the main reason to swap hood is for cosmetics and to allow heat to escape from the engine bay..

 

i weighed mine...cf hood is 2lbs lighter than stock


Modified by Nishant at 11:54 AM 6/15/2005