Make it official, real world hood tests for the 3/S. Aero, cooling, Tuft wool?

[MR2]

more pics of that hood in raw state here Index of /car/Misc/hood

[NOMIEZVR4]

For the OP...what happens when it rains or snows? Is your car garaged? Can you drive in the rain with this type of a hood??

[anyonebutme]

For the OP...what happens when it rains or snows? Is your car garaged? Can you drive in the rain with this type of a hood??

I've driven without any hood at all for like a year, in the rain as well. What happens? Engine gets wet.

[MR2]

I took pictures of the rough placement of the vents a while back showing what they are over (Radiator/exhaust manifold/front head) so in theory these parts would have increased corrosion.

[anyonebutme]

I took pictures of the rough placement of the vents a while back showing what they are over (Radiator/exhaust manifold/front head) so in theory these parts would have increased corrosion.

True as well. Front turbo isn't all polished shiny anymore. Oh well.

[MR2]

people who go for a hood like this are not "oh no my car will will not be shiney when I show people under the hood" they will be "becouse racecar" or "hop in, let me take you for a whirl ;}"

[IPD]

my car is garaged, but it also sits out in the parking lot while i'm at work. only problem you have with it is that you should probably cover the battery (just in case) and you'll have to work harder to keep shit polished. that said, if you want to keep your bay COOLER...this is the way to do it. period. (exempting the removing the hood entirely).

[anyonebutme]

my car is garaged, but it also sits out in the parking lot while i'm at work. only problem you have with it is that you should probably cover the battery (just in case) and you'll have to work harder to keep shit polished. that said, if you want to keep your bay COOLER...this is the way to do it. period. (exempting the removing the hood entirely).

Side note: Removing the hood completely doesn't help cooling at high speed, it hurts it slightly.

[J. Fast]

I've been planing to order this hood which looks similar:

Cianci hood looks very functional. The vents being spread further apart actually makes a bit of sense too. More than likely when air's drawn thru the radiator it hit's the block and "Y" splits to those areas.

Damn those fenders! I've placed them in a shopping cart countless times but could never click "buy" when I saw the $120 shipping fee.

For the OP...what happens when it rains or snows? Is your car garaged? Can you drive in the rain with this type of a hood??

The hood comes with a Kevlar water cover that's removable. It worked but the hood vented much better when I pulled the cover off. The seldom occasions I was caught in weather I never had any issues.

I've never been concerned with the elements in owning an open vented hood. My concerns have always been with leaves and road debris. When you park under a tree in the fall leaves work their way into the engine bay. 1200 degree turbos and dry leaves can spell FIRE so you have to be conscientious about where you park and check the engine bay frequently.

As for road debris, crap snakes its way into the engine bay thru the vents. There's potential risk of a rock clipping a belt or something along those lines. If you run timing covers, sparkplug covers, and air filters you have veryy little to worry about regarding road debris.

Side note: Removing the hood completely doesn't help cooling at high speed, it hurts it slightly.

I could see how some would think removing the hood helps to keep cool. I've never ran hoodless but I'm going to guess without a hood a large portion of air normally captured and drawn thru the radiator fins is traveling around it making it cool less efficient?

[Permanent grin]

It could do with a vent by the rear turbo though as all the vents are way in front of it.

André