what hood is best?

teg9five

a.k.a. crabs!
ever since i installed my header my entire engine bay gets super hot. i can barely even touch the hood prop without burning my hand. so i was thinking that maybe i should look into getting a vented hood of some sort or even one with a hoodscoop. whats your opinion on it?

im almost afraid that it will look stupid when the rest of my cars exterior is stock. but also i dont know what kind of hood to get. i park under trees and theres always leaves and mainly pine needles falling on top of my car so i dont want a hood where all that crap will be able to to fall in.

i know of the more well known hood styles like the evo style and such but what are some others? if anyone can post some pics or links then it would be really helpful. also is there a site with a good selection with lowprices?

one more thing... do yous think carbonfiber would look good with the dark green color of my car? this would rule out having to get it painted
 

teg9five

a.k.a. crabs!
never really thought about that. but the hot air would still need a place to escape wouldnt it? and hot air rises... so theoretically through the hood would be best wouldnt you think? plus venting it through the hood would be like a constant way of cooling it as to where stronger fans just kick on once every few minutes. atleast this is just how im seeing it...
 

JimDCXC

New Member
do you have some kind of exhaust leak or something? I wouldn't think that a header should make your engine that hot, I bet there is something else going on in there. What kind of header is it? I think carbon fiber would look good on your car, if you want a vented hood I'd try to go as mild as possible, stay away from the Evo style hoods and that kind of stuff

maybe something like this
 


teg9five

a.k.a. crabs!
JimDCXC said:
do you have some kind of exhaust leak or something? I wouldn't think that a header should make your engine that hot, I bet there is something else going on in there. What kind of header is it? I think carbon fiber would look good on your car, if you want a vented hood I'd try to go as mild as possible, stay away from the Evo style hoods and that kind of stuff

maybe something like this
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theres no leak or anything that ive seen. the header just puts off a lot of heat. its a tsudo header. and yeah i dont want anything extreme. something more low profile. and the hood you have im not so sure about cause the vent would be like... how do i explain this... facing towards the back of the car? like the hood sort of slopes downward to where its vented. im just worried about all kinds of debris falling into it because like i said i park under trees.

i mean i really like that style hood... its just... i dont wanna have to clean out my engine every other day. and its really bad after rain or high winds. and actually now that i mention rain... is even a good idea to drive a car with a vented hood like that in the rain? or even leave it in the rain?

anyways here is what i had in mind maybe...?
 


teg9five

a.k.a. crabs!
Ominous G2 said:
Could always raise the hood in the rear, thats more of a Japan thing.
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ive never heard of that before until now. interesting idea though. i wonder how that would look lol
 

teg9five

a.k.a. crabs!
i dont think i like the raised hood look so much. i think it would look worse on a g3. i think ill just stick to finding a nice hood
 

cabezzzdb8

BBS wanted
yeah ive the raised hood in some eg,s around here,,, looks pretty getto to me,,best bet like PogKay said get some header wraps....
 

Ominous G2

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Header wrap should do the trick, I dont mind how the hood spacers look.

What about the Vis Xtreme GT?

 

teggyls

STREET SAMURAI
im gonna wrap my header but i was thinking about raisin the rear of my hood but i dont know where i can get spacers to do it can ne one here let me know
 

Ominous G2

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They are probably something you can buy at a hardware store. Maybe some rubber faucet washers. :what:
 

ltrain

New Member
remove your intake resonator below the sri filter (thats if it hasnt been removed) itll send cooler air into the engine bay, the resonator is useless, the only thing its doing is trapping hot air in the engine and adding weight to the car, plus with it removed itll be better 4 the intake. only thing is the front bumper will have to come off its a lil time consuming but well worth it
 
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