Absolutely. Welcome to my garage. Take this air tool, you're gonna need it.

If I cut a hole in my Jeep’s hood and install a vent, can that count? :driving:

The medium doesnt matter, just the action. :tup: You will be fully initiated.

Fvck yeah. :rock:

Leaving the gang is a whole nother can of worms though. You gotta fill the hole back in with weld (not jb weld Lein) and then grind it all flat to within +/-.001

Sounds reasonable, but why would anyone want to leave?

I need to put on my big boy pants and cut my hood already, been thinking about it for a couple years now, that pentastar v6 runs hot.

These go through the aluminum skin like nothing is there.
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Get an AEV hood.

Couldn't you just replace the hood with a Seibon? Betty highly recommends them. Second to the Comp turbo.

Yeah me too! I gave my seibon hood to EW cause it was so awesome I had to share the wealth!

Them boys just ain't right

Wonder who that is? :rofl2:

Name these 3.

Three Stooges? :rofl2:

....and you're one of the 7 dwarfs.........Sleepy

I thought I was Dopey :icon14: And how did you know I was short? :tiphat:

Been seriously thinking about installing them on my Jeep Hemi... talk about running hot! Try stupid hot!! :icon14:

Jc is Sleepy. Although dwarf is an incredible misnomer.

:rofl2:

Because you have a long user name. So I figured you had to be short. :nutswinger:

That’s actually why I haven’t done the poison spider hood vent mod yet, I could get better resale on a stock oem painted hood. The aev is over $800 :eek: but it’s a quality piece, probably the most well thought out functional vented jk hood out there.

Sh1t, now you’ve got me thinking about getting that aev hood again. I guess I know which way I’m gonna go…

Woah, hemi swapped jk or did you get one of them killer new jlur 392’s? :driving:

Jeep XK 4x4... bought it new years ago... it just keeps going and going and still looks like new. But the bay gets extremely hot. I already have a 180* thermostat (stock is 203) and installed a transmission cooler. They really help keep the temps in control (or at least what I feel is in control). But in stop n "stall" traffic, I really could use those vents. Oh, and my heated seats are for sale... any takers for those useless POSs here in FL? :rofl2: Honestly, I should have gotten a huge discount agreeing to buy a car in FL with heated seats. :facepalm:

Idk but whoever lets people walk on OSB sheets is a baller!

Someone got money to burn. Better yet. Use that OSB for target practice. :eek:

Happy to report my temps have dropped about 20*.

Took a drive in stop and go traffic it was about 100* out with about +65% humidity absolutely miserable and my water temps never went past 205*. Normally i'd be around 220-225 sitting in traffic even on a cool night.

Curious how much you cut the inner skin? I can see it at some angles and it kind of looks like sh!t, but i'm afraid to weaken the hood if i cut it more.

Also the rivets suck a$$. they kept breaking on me did you guys have that problem?

Did you use any kind of sealant or double side stick tape? I thought about it after the fact when i washed it saw how much water collected between the frame of the vents.

Thanks again
TW


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[QUOTE=The Weapon;4003254]Happy to report my temps have dropped about 20*.

Took a drive in stop and go traffic it was about 100* out with about +65% humidity absolutely miserable and my water temps never went past 205*. Normally i'd be around 220-225 sitting in traffic even on a cool night.




Wow, that's a nice temp drop! Thanks for sharing your results!

Told ya they work like a champ.

I believe that the stock 370z hood is aluminum, so it should not rust.

Isnt the hood Aluminum?

Oops, I don't know what I was thinking :icon14: I better delete my post before I get racked through the coals

Yeah, I'm an idiot. Don't know what I was thinking :rofl2:

On another note, any of y'all running undershields?

I feel as even aftermarket shields should have bigger louvers after the radiator. I installed a homemade shield and cooling efficiency took a small dip but hood doesnt dance at high speeds.

LMAO, old man with sometimerz disease!

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That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. Wait, what were we talking about? :icon14:

Yes the hood is aluminum.

You have to cut through the bracing under the skin. No way out of it. You got 2 different rivets with the vents. The shorter ones are aluminum. The longer ones are steel. Use the short ones where you are just riveting through the vent and the skin. Use the longer ones where you are riveting through the vent, skin and bracing. I've been involved with about 7 sets of vent installs. Tip, if you can, just rivet through the vent and skin. Going through the bracing too is tough. You can go to a body shop and get some of the putty they use to hold body panels together and stuff it between the bracing and skin.

I make rain shields that go under the vent to help redirect most of the water. The water that goes through the vents get directed to the front of the motor. You still have air flow out at speed. They are held in place with zip-ties. I've made over 20 sets of them so far. Never had a negative comment on them. No buddy has said anything to me.

Yep, i did cut the skin but i kept it cut to the same size opening as the top. I was thinking of cutting it more so you wouldn't see it through the vents at some angles. I just didn't want to cut too much and my hood become all floppy or something.

And yes I did paint the edges to be safe and for looks.

I noticed no water touched the engine when i washed it. It fell between the front and radiator, but i can't drive my car in any heavy rains anyways. I'm too afraid to hydrolock my motor with the turbo on the bottom. In AZ when it does rain it freaken floods bad like I get literally surrounded by rushing water around my home. Otherwise we are dry.

What i was referring to is the water that pisses out from the vent between the lip and hood. I was thinking of using some 3m double side stick tape similar to what's on the rear lip to help not collect so much water under there when i wash the car.

Rusty just out of curiosity can you show me your shields you made and How muchy?

Can't find my pic's on them. But I am starting to make the center shields for ZS. When I get those made. I'll take some pic's of them. Prices. A full set of the center and outer vents is $60.00 plus shipping. They are made out of aluminum. I paint them with Plastic-Dip. Seems to hold up the best.