what is the best way to get rid of the heat under the hood of our cars i don't have any heat sheald or heat wrap on anything. what are the thoughts on this i was thinking about getting a CF hood with the two vents like the EVO has kinda. but i don't know if this hood with fit a B16 with Hasport mounts in a honda or not.

i do have a turbo timmer on my car but i just don't like all the heat.

 

a turbo is going to generate enormous amounts of heat no matter what. the vents seem like a good idea, but i dont have any proof to back that up. heat wrap any components in the immediate area of your turbo. OT but, the turbo in my 944 sits right under the throttle body and part of the intake manifold, i dropped .2 secs of my quarter mile just by heat wrapping the manifold and throttle body. its not bling bling but, it works.

 

heat shield is your best defense. just a plain aluminum sheet to block radiant heat from the turbo. possible a turbo blanket would help as well.

 

I'd look into a turbo blanket also. I assume that is your rex in your avatar? It looks very nice from what I can make out. You should post some pics.

 

here are some pic's

 

Nice though it could use some sexier wheels.

What is that last photo of? The close up carbon fiber pic?

 

http://www.carbontrix.com/hoodpics.htm

 

do what i did. helps let heat out.

 

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what the hell!!! you leave you hood like that? how does it stay? and how did you do it?

 

what about ceramic coating, can't this help letting the heat inside the turbo??

 

i would have to say make a heat sheild, alos a buddy of mine has a crx, b16 turbo and he was having the same over heating issues as you and he runs 90 % water 10% collant and redline water wetter and it helped alot. just an idea

 

i wouldn't get the cf hood witht he two holes. i recently say a civic that had that hood and a drag kit. The turbo, wastegate, piping got all rusted.

 

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put washers in between the latch and the hood.

 

heat wrap.
my stock hood is fuxored from the heat from my turbo(well the paint is)

 

i guess ideally some vents would be great...but what if it rained? etc? plus your engine compartment would get mad dirt and dust all over. I've always thought a metal hood acts like a radiator, absorbing heat from the engine and dissipating it over the hood while it cools on top from driving. I dunno how well cf absorbs heat but if there weren't any vents with a cf hood wouldn't you think it would trap even more heat?

btw, can someone post a pic of a turbo blanket? thx

 

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Has the safety film in your windshield melted yet?

 

I did that with my CRX. People always asked me what was wrong with my hood or if I knew my hood was open...

 

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yeah i did that carbon work with one other guy for the SVSU FSAE team we make the whole car like that and then put a turbo GSX-R 600 motor in it...great times. but back to the honda. i know the wheels are not cool but they came on the car so that is what i left on there i want to get some rota's or something lighter but there is only so much money when you are in school so i spent it on go fast stuff... i mean the out side somepeople say it is rice but i don't really care as long as it is fast.

Doug

 

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there is only so much money when you are in school so i spent it on go fast stuff... i mean the out side somepeople say it is rice but i don't really care as long as it is fast.

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I can respect that.... ( in school now )

 

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Hahahaha they ask me the same thing!

 

This is how I keep my under hood heat WAY down. the vents on the hood help out the most and keep the temp under as low or lower than a N/A car. the vents sit a little behind the mani which is a perfect spot for heat to escape. The thermal wrap around the mani also helps a great deal.

 

I thought that was you, you went thru a few name changes and I didn't know what your screen name was anymore.

 

if your looking for free DIY pull the weatherstrip off the back of the raintray that seals the hood with the windshield, makes a pretty good cowl, might end up with oily windshield though.

 

i really like that hood but i bought one other hood for the car and it never cleard the motor my stock hood barely clears the motor right now with B16 and hasport mounts.

 

IMPORTANT!!!!

Lifting the back of the hood like that DOES NOT let heat out! Aerodynamically, the bottom of the windshield is a high-pressure area. That means that, if you lift the rear of the hood, the air will go IN to the engine bay, not out of it.

That's why nothing comes out the back, everything is going IN.