03redzo6

i was wondering if by any chance somebody might know where i could pick one up. unfortunately lg no longer carries them. i did find a website that carries them, but the vendor seems a bit suspicious.

John Shiels

just becareful how you pay for it from the vendor.

L98Terror

I've been looking also

Wasserott

This was my solution. The first vent begins at the edge of the radiator opening.

ssdeuce

What kind of temp drop did you see after doing this?

Falcon

**** [offtopic a bit] From the FWIW dept: I installed these louvers on my hood thinking it'd drop temps, but it had negligible, if any, effect on coolant temps. I removed the radiator and had it boiled out, and that dropped temps significantly (20-25*).



I've since gone to this hood, but it's more for "lift" issues than cooling. I didn't notice any help in cooling with it, but I changed the whole front end so that's probably not a fair analysis.



[/offtopic a bit]

Wasserott

It's been so long I don't recall specifics. But before doing it, my temps were causing me to constantly watch my revs/gauges. This was my primary reason for doing it and since then, my temps have no longer been an issue and run in normal range.

03redzo6

i was gonna pay with my credit card but something just doesn't feel right. they dont even have contact info on the site.

let me know if you have better luck

thats not bad, if this was a track only car, i would do it in a heartbeat

ive been looking at this hood for awhile. thats the ecklers c5r replica hood, correct. did you cut open the vents on it to make it functional. also do you have any more pictures, and if its possible, do you have any of the back of the hood. thanks

Falcon

I dunno about Ecklers, I bought it from an individual who had it on a street car. Yes, I cut open the vents (not very neatly, mind you) and made it functional. I should have had the guy who does my body work do it, he's much more professional, but I thought I could do it easily.

I post some pictures later of the underside of the hood.

AU N EGL

Looks great Jody

VGLNTE1

what splitter is that?

redtopz

That hood looks familiar .

03redzo6

why must you tempt us like that

trackboss

This is what I did. Could have done one all the way across, but it would have required lots of shrinking/stretching and would have looked a bit funny. Not to mention the intake is in the middle so it would block airflow anyway.

Wasserott

Trackboss...very neat idea.

Git Er Dun

Do you have a link or any contact information to where you got these or any company that makes similar vents? I want to do the ACP World Challenge hood...but for right now with my budget this seems like a GREAT budget way of doing it before I can buy the ACP one.

Are they fiberglass or actually carbon fiber?

Wasserott

HRPWorld

http://www.hrpworld.com/index.cfm?tp...action=product



They sell a wide and narrow (i have the narrow) version. Carbon Fiber with Kevlar on the bottom (Kevlar is heat/fire resistant)

It's laughable but i will tell you that i used 68 button head bolts to secure them against the contour of the hood lines.

Git Er Dun

Awesome! Thanks!!

Falcon

Falcon

It's the baby splitter ecklers sells to attach to their nose. We'll be extending it an inch or so in the next couple of weeks.