I have to admit the hood does not look bad. It actually gives the C5's a more aggressive look. What kind of heat extraction does the hood come with?

 

Thanks! Glad to be here!

Sorry it took a while to answer, but with the Fourth and all plus the fact we were already slammed, I just now got a chance to get back to you.

As far as photos go, we have several on our website at http://kennebell.net. We have a bunch of photos of the installed kit too that are not on the site. I'll see if I can get some and post 'em up.

The manual computer files are huge, so we do not have a downloadable version, sorry. We spend a ton of time on our manuals, and devote a photo and caption for virtually every single nut, bolt, screw, washer, hose.... everything. When people look at them, they think, OMG, this is going to take a year to install because the manuals are so huge, but the opposite is really true. We leave nothing to chance or guesswork. If you simply follow step-by-step, you can have the whole kit installed within less than two working days using ordinary hand tools.

Regards,

Ken

 

Thanks, we don't think it looks bad either!

Currently, there is no heat extraction provision for the hood. We are not experiencing any extreme heat problems - remember the stock hood has no heat extraction provision either, BUT, we will be conducting some tests measuring underhood temperatures, then experimenting with some sort of heat reduction vents if needed.

The problem (as you will notice with most OEMs; they do not have functional vents) is typically any venting system can allow water / debris to enter the engine compartment and mess up your beautiful engine and supercharger kit, so we want to stay away from this if possible.

At any rate, if we find venting dramatically reduces underhood temperatures, and determine a practical way to provide some extraction, we will pursue this. We have already discussed this with RK Sport, and they are more than willing to work with us to implement them.

Back to the dyno!

Regards,

Ken

 

Thanks Jeff!

Man, I am late answering this! You are already here!!!

Hey, we can't wait to get your badd-*** car on our dyno and do some intense tesing!

We'll probably start a new thread to update everyone on the progress, but we'll leave that up to Jeff - it's his car after all!

We love the car and can't wait to get started!

Regards,

Ken

 

BTW GhostOfFreedom,

Thanks very much for your purchase, and I didn't mean to hijack your thread! I hope no offense was taken!

Good luck on the install, and please don't hesitate to contact me personally if you have any questions at kenc@kennebell.net.

Regards,

Ken

 

Good luck with these guys. I hope they have a better system and product than they had 2 years ago. I'm sure the heat issue needs to be addressed. I have a maggie with a MCM C/F hood. Wish they would make one, the heat extractor works great or one like the stinger for the PTK kits. I think its a one off hood. The rains not the issue, most folks don't drive in the rain. And the heat kills the performance. The only thing keeping me from pulling the trigger is the hood and its manufactuer.

 

I just saw the hood for the first time (only in pictures previously) and I'm going to have to change my impression - it actually looks very cool!

Gordon

 

Curious, does anyone know the weight of the s/c with the intake manifoild combined?

- Max

 

What does one of these sound like at idle, cruise, and WOT? Are they quiet or loud?

 

Yes, I do. It is 70 Lbs.

Regards,

Ken

 

Idle - slight whistle, virtually unnoticeable unless the hood is up, and you are listening closely.

Cruise - nothing; no noise at all. Sounds totally stock.

WOT - a beautiful whine you will totally love.

Ken

 

Love to hear that....I think everyone is waiting for someone to post a vid.

 

Ken,
I'm also at 5,000 ft elevation in Albuquerque. Do you ship out a different tune for us hi-altitude folks that are installing a KB?

Gordon

 

Unless you are dyno racing there is little thermal advantage. Aerodynamics are worse with vents at high speed.

I've placed thermal transducers and manometers all over the engine bay to answer that question about heat extraction and most of you with the vented hoods will not like the answer so, I suggest that you buy or sell what makes you feel good and don't let the empirical data get in the way of a good looking vet.

 

If that was the case then neither the C5R or C6R would run them.
I've NEVER known a "Factory" team to do something that was totally useless.

 

im sorry but saying forcing air out the top of the car rather than letting it go under the car or get trapped under the the wheel liners is bad for ayro is just pure ****!!!!!!!

think about it for a second! you are moving air from ground level up to the top of the bonnet. now thats going to create downforce! now thats good for a car!

Chris.

 

Pardon my ignorance, but I dont understand what you mean.. Are you making a statement?? Who are you directing this post towards??

 

Hey Gordon.

We do not change the calibration for elevation, because everything is relative, meaning since you have less atmospheric pressure available, you will show less boost, but the power gain is relative. Many want to add boost at higher elevations, because somehow they think they are being cheated in the power department, but in reality if they were to dyno the car before the supercharger, they would see they had less stock hp to begin with than their counterparts at lower elevations. The gains are relative to the "starting" or "base" hp.

We typically do not recommend changing pulleys if you are "at elevation". If you were to do this, you may get away with it at elevation if you had the octane to support it, but the engine could detonate at lower elevations with that same pulley. Additionally, gas stations at higher elevations do not offer even 91 octane because they know engines will produce less power and do not require the same octane as with lower elevations - another reason we do not recommend swapping to a smaller pulley at elevation. However, if you have at least 91 octane available, you can usually get away with a pound more boost.

Your BARO (compensation for elevation; or atmospheric pressure) readings are still functionally the same as they were before in your new calibration for things like cranking fuel, BARO knock gain, AE fuel, etc, so they would be automatically compensated for.

Hope this answers your question.

Regards,

Ken

 

Wow, it's neat to see a local got a KB!

I saw a silver Z today with an aftermarket hood. It made me wonder if it had a KB or Magna. The hood was very different though so I'm guessing it was a Magna.

Do you visit the dragstrip? I would love to check out your car when it's done.

Congrats! Can't wait to hear your results!

 

Hey GhostOfFreedom, would it be too much trouble to post more pictures of the hood? Like, from farther away so we can see how the hood looks with the whole car?