Hey all,
I've been searching my brains out EVERYWHERE on the internet for a pic of either of these hoods mounted on a car. I'd really like to compare the look of a VSII to a VIS Invader hood. But I can't find any pics. This is going on a 97 Del Sol, but any pic that I could use for photoshop would be helpful. Some of the hoods w/ the same name vary from car to car. Here's the Seibon stock photos...

http://www.seiboncarbon.com/Im...I.jpg

http://www.seiboncarbon.com/Im...T.jpg

Any pics of hoods close to these would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Hmm, nobody buys these hoods?

 

Oem style man just pre ordered mine for my del dol, looks cleaner

 

Bump for pics

 

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heymikey's ride with a similar hood.



but i'd take oem over these hoods anyday.

now stop bumping this thread.

 

Cardomain.com would be a better site for that kind of "modification". Honda-tech typically doesn't deal with the "ricer-style".

 

for those types of hoods, there has to be a lip right at the front of the vent to direct the airflow upward to create a low pressure zone so the air actually escapes from under the hood.

the one on mikey's car there has a lip, and pretty much every oem hood that has a vent for exhausting heat will have a lip too (think evo)

 

Theoretically the air flow over the hood when the car is in motion will create a low pressure zone inside the hood if you have a flat vent w/ no lip. Physics are the same either way -- the vent creates a vacuum drawing hot air out of the engine bay. (This is what I need. I think OEM looks better, too.)

The pic posted is a VIS hood. I can find pics of that one everywhere. I wanted pics of the Seibon vented hoods to compare the aestetics. But it appears nobody buys this hood! So I'll probably go with the VIS.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LoCobAnaNA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">now stop bumping this thread.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Thanks for your kind words, but your argument is not very convincing.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Servo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Theoretically the air flow over the hood when the car is in motion will create a low pressure zone inside the hood if you have a flat vent w/ no lip. Physics are the same either way -- the vent creates a vacuum drawing hot air out of the engine bay. (This is what I need. I think OEM looks better, too.)

The pic posted is a VIS hood. I can find pics of that one everywhere. I wanted pics of the Seibon vented hoods to compare the aestetics. But it appears nobody buys this hood! So I'll probably go with the VIS.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you want it for cooling purposes, just buy an OEM-style CF hood, and put 1/2" spacers on the brackets near the windshield. Same effect, without the look of a cheap hood.

 

I've thought about that, but two problems...
1) IMO body seams that don't line up look waaay more cheesy than a vented hood.
2) A vent in the front 1/3 of the hood will draw heat directly off of the manifold.

This hood is for a turbo application. If I vent the hood at the rear, all of that heat will be drawn across the charge pipe/intake manifold on its way to exiting the engine bay. That is exactly where I want to eliminate heat.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Servo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've thought about that, but two problems...
1) IMO body seams that don't line up look waaay more cheesy than a vented hood.
2) A vent in the front 1/3 of the hood will draw heat directly off of the manifold.

This hood is for a turbo application. If I vent the hood at the rear, all of that heat will be drawn across the charge pipe/intake manifold on its way to exiting the engine bay. That is exactly where I want to eliminate heat.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, if you're going to run a vented hood on a turbo setup, put the intercooler near the vent with an oil cooler fan on it.

 

That'd take a big vent to support enough flow for the intercooler. And top-mounts are never as efficient...

 

Well, I ordered a VIS. I'll probably find a pic of the Seibons, now that I'm not looking. :roll:

 

the spacers thing in the back doesnt expel hot air though.

the air flow at the base in the windshield is a higher pressure zone than whats under the hood in that area.

do a thermal test in the area around your intake manifold (if D/B series) and come back with your results. you'll be surprised.

some people have other reasons to tilt their hood that way though. *cough cough* posers *cough cough*

 

So that would probably be caused by the steepening angle of the windshield?

Would there even be any benefit to a hood spacer?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Spec R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the spacers thing in the back doesnt expel hot air though.

the air flow at the base in the windshield is a higher pressure zone than whats under the hood in that area.

do a thermal test in the area around your intake manifold (if D/B series) and come back with your results. you'll be surprised.

some people have other reasons to tilt their hood that way though. *cough cough* posers *cough cough*</TD></TR></TABLE>


True (in most cases).

Im in for pictures of these hoods. Honestly I would love it if they made one of the JGTC style vented ones for the sol. Im considering cutting up my OEM carbon fiber one....