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St. Jude Donor '13 thru '26
Hmmm, should have kept that one as well!
Burning Brakes
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From: Bellevue Ky.
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C5 of Year Finalist (track prepared) 2019
A lot of us "grown ups" have these vents also because they WORK at the track. How they look at car shows doesn't really matter to guys who actually track their cars.
Melting Slicks
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From: Pittsburgh PA
The mistake the young OP made was he asked what we all thought. And I'm sure he got honest answers. If it works for him great thats all that matters. Im sure we are all grown ups here, well at least most of us.
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From: Pasco WA
I'm sure you feel special because you "track" your car. I want you to know how wonderful that is, and how much I'm impressed.
Burning Brakes
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From: Bellevue Ky.
2020 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C5 of Year Finalist (track prepared) 2019
Thank you, everyone should track their car at least once. Sure beats sitting on a lawn chair at a car show, not that there is anything wrong with that.
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From: Nederland Texas
I don't find it a mistake. I wanted opinions regardless if its negative or positive. I'm only curious haha
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You shouldn't have done it. You're going to need the rest of the C5-R body now to feed the addiction.
I don't see why there are haters. The OP didn't do it to a stock hood. He could return it to stock in an hour.
I don't see why there are haters. The OP didn't do it to a stock hood. He could return it to stock in an hour.
Last edited by Rob 02; Apr 19, 2017 at 09:26 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '13 thru '26
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I don't really see haters (iin the sense of the term, even if there are some who hate what he's done), He asked for opinions, he's getting them.
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From: Atlantic Beach FL.
I see it as an easily reversible performance mod.
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Personally I'm not a fan of making the C5 look like other generations and not crazy about the look for that reason. I do think that the C5 has inadequate venting under the hood. I'm not crazy about the large unpainted CF portion but there is a weight savings with the CF. It is an aftermarket hood so it doesn't matter much. He didn't vent the OEM on a pristine Vette.
I see it as an easily reversible performance mod.
I see it as an easily reversible performance mod.
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OP, I seem to recall that you had an earlier post, about experiencing front end "lightness" at speed, after you first installed this hood. Here's something to consider....the "reverse scoop", that your hood has, creates a certain amount of "lift", because it re-directs the air at the base of the windshield, back into the engine compartment.
Carbureted engines used this airflow to feed the carbs. If you're using this hood for looks and/or induction system clearance, but not drawing the air into the engine, you'll continue to build a high pressure area underneath the hood. Hopefully, the vents will help, but at speed, you're drawing a lot of air under the hood with that riser on the hood.
Carbureted engines used this airflow to feed the carbs. If you're using this hood for looks and/or induction system clearance, but not drawing the air into the engine, you'll continue to build a high pressure area underneath the hood. Hopefully, the vents will help, but at speed, you're drawing a lot of air under the hood with that riser on the hood.
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OP, I seem to recall that you had an earlier post, about experiencing front end "lightness" at speed, after you first installed this hood. Here's something to consider....the "reverse scoop", that your hood has, creates a certain amount of "lift", because it re-directs the air at the base of the windshield, back into the engine compartment.
Carbureted engines used this airflow to feed the carbs. If you're using this hood for looks and/or induction system clearance, but not drawing the air into the engine, you'll continue to build a high pressure area underneath the hood. Hopefully, the vents will help, but at speed, you're drawing a lot of air under the hood with that riser on the hood.
Carbureted engines used this airflow to feed the carbs. If you're using this hood for looks and/or induction system clearance, but not drawing the air into the engine, you'll continue to build a high pressure area underneath the hood. Hopefully, the vents will help, but at speed, you're drawing a lot of air under the hood with that riser on the hood.
Last edited by Volk2142; Apr 20, 2017 at 09:15 AM.