The Ultimate Noob Question...EVVVAAAARRR

JrumMusic

Ok if i get a new hood with scoops and cuts and stuff, and it rains...where or what hardware is needed to drain it away from the engine bay...?

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frost

What leads you to believe you need to?

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XwChriswX

Duct Tape

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Lemers

Good discussion. I'm thinking of a seibon ts hood. But I worry about water getting into the engine compartment and rotting or rusting things

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JrumMusic

Exactly my concerns also, its just theirs a hood on the car for a reason, probably to keep water and other harmful things out of the engine.

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XwChriswX

Some cars like Subies and Evo's have detachable panels that attach under the vents... I'm not sure Seibon does this for the 370z models, but I dunno who does make them?

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2ndChance

Not a noob question, since cold water is bad for a hot running engine, specially for the alternator. Some people seal them and paint the grill black.

frost

Well, I think we have to understand that driving a car with hood vents in the rain isn't like taking a couple 5-gallon buckets of water and dumping them in the engine bay. It's pretty warm on the engine ... the minimal amount of rain that gets in evaporates relatively quickly. Also, I can't speak for specific hoods, but many of the aftermarket ones I have looked at in the past (for other cars) have some form of water management system.

Although, it will get much dirtier under there.

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Trips

Some hoods come with a shield you can remove to keep the water out? But this all depends on how aggressive the hood is.

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Blue370tt

The VIS carbon fiber hood I have has this^^^^^^

JrumMusic

hows the quality and fit on that VIS bro?

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Blue370tt

Quality is good on the VIS and we chose it over the hotwheels similar hood. For me, it was a functional decision to make sure my engine bay stayed cool after adding the turbos. I wasnt expecting it to look as good as it does.

Lemers

Mines a daily driver so we are talking car washes too.

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Trips

Washing it in the opposite direction of the openings minimizes the water from getting in? thats how I wash mine with a gtr style hood

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frost

I'm too lazy to look it up (and by too busy, I mean I'm watching porn), but I'm 99% sure the authentic seibon is manufactured with rain guards.

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