I've thought about getting carbon fiber hood, a stock replacement, one without all o the vents and crap. I just curious what the FI guys opinions are, since I think a majority of us live by fuction over form. So what do you say "RICE or NOT"?

 

its ur perfrences. Choose what you think look nice.

 

I like mine, although I'd like a vent for the manifold.

 

i think a vent on the hood would be good.....reducing underhood temps sounds pretty good to me.

 

Well the only performance gain is it will lighten up your car. IMHO when it comes to visuals do what you think looks nice...who cares what anyone else thinks. If you like a giant double decker gtr wing then thats your own...but as long as you know its not giving you a 100hp or tremendous downforce but its actually weighing you down. I love a cf hood on a white car tho.

 

Carbon Fiber hoods are nice, but I have gotten to the point where I am sick of mine, so I will be painting it shortly I think. A vented hood would be much nicer though.

 

i dont think that open polls are allowed, did they change something?

oh i like them
Rob

 

CF hoods look kewl . they look nice and u can take off a few pounds at the same time depending on wat brand you get .

 

I'm talking to carbon trix? out here in SoCal to get a vent put in possibly...damn hot out here and no rain, so whatever.

 

I would say no.

What does this have to do with turbo, super charger, or nitrous again??

 

damian, look at my avatar.

i think they look nice, not to mention the weight savings over the stock hood.

 

function before fashion man.. the cf hood is light,and serves its purpose, ifu get tired of it, paint it. ita THAT simple..good luck

 

Not rice, looks good and also wieghs less, so it gives performance.

 

alot of my domestic friends think that it looks like ****.

 

the only ricy CF hoods i see are the colored ones... i like just black, but thats my opinion.

 

Nicest Vented CF Hood I've seen is made by J's Racing. I am looking for one of these, and would most likely have it painted. Check it out:

 

One bad thing about vented hood is that they expose the manifold to water/moisture. Imagine what happens when a 1,200 degree manifold gets splashed with cold water...